From Cambodia’s cyber dens to a village in Bihar’s Bhojpur: The 20,000 calls that told a story

Bihar Police uncovered an illegal SIM-box network in Bhaluni village, Bihar, linked to cyber fraud syndicates in Cambodia and Thailand, resulting in an estimated Rs 50 crore in revenue losses to the Department of Telecommunications. The operation involved rerouting international calls through Indian mobile networks, using SIM cards obtained through fraudulent means. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation, and the probe suggests the involvement of multiple distinct operations orchestrated from Southeast Asia.