Man held for bid to access Baba Siddique's SIM to rob acoount

MUMBAI: A man from New Delhi was arrested late Sunday for allegedly trying to loot money from bank accounts of late MLA Baba Siddique . The man, Vivek Sabhrewal (48), a former bank employee, tried to use Siddique's mobile number to connect with an e-wallet, to gain access to all Siddique's bank accounts, said police who nabbed him in Delhi.

The Siddique family had not surrendered his number after his death as it was linked to bank accounts and their business. The arrested man had submitted forged documents to the cellphone company via email, falsely claiming that Siddique's family wanted to give up the late MLA's number. The accused had sought that it be transferred in a new name which would give him access to the bank accounts.

In a criminal offence lodged by the late MLA's daughter, Dr Arshia Siddique , she alleged that the scammer forged her mother's signature, with photo identity documents. Dr Arshia told TOI that she was aware of the arrest. "It is shocking how the scammer managed to obtain confidential documents and forge my mother's signature," she said.

The network provider sent a mail on Siddique's address registered with them. This alerted Siddique's daughter who declined the request, leading to its rejection.