Anand: Just two weeks ago, two people were apprehended with 192 SIM cards in Surat. Now, Anand Police intercepted a shipment of 145 such cards en route to betting operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Acting on a tip-off about Chirag Suresh Solanki, a resident of Somabhai Residency in Karamsad, allegedly involved in acquiring numerous activated Airtel SIM cards under false identities, Anand LCB and SOG launched a joint probe. During a raid at Solanki’s residence, law enforcement found 145 activated SIM cards registered under various names and addresses, along with 14 debit and credit cards from various banks.

Solanki had obtained these SIM cards from Samar Shahidkhan Rathod and Zainulabedeen Ranjitkhan Rathod of Napad Talpad village, with the intention of selling them to Jaimin Chiman Thakor, a Dubai resident, for online gaming and betting purposes. Thakor is from Karamsad.

A case has been registered at Vallabh Vidyanagar police station under sections 419, 420, 120(b) of the IPC, as well as under Section 66(c) of the IT Act. Following Solanki’s arrest, Samar Shahidkhan Rathod and Zainulabedeen Ranjitkhan Rathod were also apprehended. Jaimin Chiman Thakor, believed to be in the UAE, remains at large. DeshGujarat