Recent attacks in INDIA, one at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad and the other at Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, the only thing which was common between the two were both attacks were triggered by mobile phones. Investigations revealed that in both the cases, the SIM cards were taken in the same fictitious name — Babulal Yadav — and the picture given for the purpose of verification was that of a Noida-based yoga teacher, Tarak Nath, who protested when his photo was published as a suspect after the Hyderabad blast.

However, the service provider have tighten the procedure for securing the new connection by verifying the same in various stages, but it seem it was a cake walk for these terrorist in procuring the sim cards.

According to Times of India, its still a piece of cake when it comes to acquiring SIM in fictitious names. "It could have been under any name. We chose the names of home secretary Madhukar Gupta and Intelligence Bureau director P C Haldar. It's not that any one service provider is lax, most of them are, with the exception of state-owned BSNL and MTNL. The connection in the name of Gupta is a post-paid one from Vodafone (9873310143) and Haldar's a pre-paid Airtel connection (9958784077). The shady agent who got us the connections bragged that he could provide any connection, under any name." Times stated.

When times took the initiative to acquire two SIM'S they were delivered to them and activated within 48 hours and that too for mere Rs 200 for the post-paid connection and Rs 150 for the pre-paid connection.

"In the race for getting more customers, the mobile phone operators have appointed area agents who, in turn, have recruited boys — neither of whom have any appreciation of security needs; their aim is to simply boost numbers.As a result, not only are connections given with flimsiest of checks, there is proactive help for the necessary paperwork — identity proof and the rest are "arranged" by the boys." TOI.

After all in India we never take thing seriously, that's what this whole incidence has indicated India takes its security so casually. This is the high time after all, with more and more terror attacks it time to check all the loop hole and try to patch them before anyone else can take unfair advantage.

Source: (Times)