The Mumbai police on Monday arrested a Delhi man who has two cyber fraud cases against him after he allegedly tried to access the mobile number of Baba Siddique, the NCP leader who was shot dead in Bandra last year.
His family had kept the mobile number of Siddique active as it was linked to certain business accounts. The police are investigating why the arrested accused, Vivek Sabharwal from Burari in Delhi, tried to access Siddique’s number.
“On Monday, he was placed under arrest and will be produced before the court to seek his custody,” a police officer said.
The officer said that Sabharwal was out on bail in a cybercrime case registered in Borivali.
Explaining how the crime came to light, a police officer said that in the last week of June, Siddique’s wife Shehzeen received an email from the mobile service provider that it had received an application to transfer Siddique’s number to another SIM card. The email also had some fake copies of Shehzeen’s personal documents.
The email also had Siddiqui’s daughter Dr Arshia among the recipients. Realising that something was amiss, his family members approached the Bandra police station, where an FIR was registered against Sabharwal.
The police tracked Sabharwal down to Burari and sought Delhi Police’s help to detain him on Sunday. After getting his transit remand, the Bandra police team brought him to Mumbai on Monday.
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An officer said the police suspected Sabharwal was trying to use Baba Siddique’s mobile number to commit cybercrime.
“He did not realise that in the case of such applications, mobile service providers also notify the applicants by email, due to which the fraud came to light,” the officer added.
Siddique was gunned down on October 12, 2024, allegedly by the Anmol Bishnoi gang. The Mumbai crime branch has filed a chargesheet against 26 people arrested in the case.
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