The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh police carried out raids on mobile phone dealers in several districts to check sale of SIM cards issued on fake identities, officials said here today.
 
FIRs were lodged against two dealers in Allahabad and Mirzapur respectively, they said.
 
The raids were carried out on mobile dealers in Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra and Allahabad yesterday during which a number of cases of SIM cards being sold on fake identity proof was registered, they said.
 
"Letters are being sent to mobile companies concerned asking them to take action against these dealers," they added.