India, March 30 -- In a significant crackdown on cyber-enabled fraud, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two directors of a Meerut-based company accused of setting up the firm specifically to procure bulk SIM cards and enable SIM Box operations to facilitate large-scale cybercrime. In a related case, Meerut Police and the Anti- Terrorist Squad of the UP Police have arrested six persons from Lisadi Gate area in Meerut and recovered 180 SIM cards used for making VoIP (Voice over internet protocol) calls.

The arrested individuals by the CBI, have been identified as Mohammad Vilal also referred to as Mohammed Bilal and Mohammed Dilshad. Both were taken into custody from Meerut following coordinated raids and extensive inv...