New Delhi: The Center reported on Friday that 1.77 million mobile connections using fake or forged documents have been disconnected so far, through the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools. Additionally, four Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have successfully implemented an advanced system in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), blocking 45 lakh fake international calls from entering India’s telecom network so far. .
“The next phase, involving a centralized system that will eliminate remaining spoofed calls across all TSPs, is expected to become operational shortly,” the Communications Ministry said. DoT has introduced an advanced system designed to identify and block incoming fake international calls before they can reach Indian telecom subscribers.
This system is being implemented in two phases: first at the TSP level to prevent spoofed calls with phone numbers of its own subscribers and second, at the central level, to stop spoofed calls with subscriber numbers of other TSPs. As part of the action on 1.77 crore mobile connections, the Center disconnected 33.48 lakh mobile connections and blocked 49,930 mobile phones used by cybercriminals in cybercrime points/districts of the country.
Around 77.61 lakh mobile connections exceeding the prescribed limits for an individual were disconnected and 2.29 lakh mobile phones involved in cybercrime or fraudulent activities were blocked. Approximately 12.02 lakh of the reported 21.03 lakh stolen/lost mobile phones have been traced and DoT and TSP disconnected around 20,000 entities, 32,000 SMS headers and 2 lakh SMS templates involved in sending malicious SMS .
“Banks and payment wallets have frozen around 11 lakh accounts that were linked to disconnected mobile connections taken with fake or forged documents,” the ministry said. WhatsApp has disconnected nearly 11 lakh WhatsApp profiles/accounts that were linked to disconnected mobile connections taken with fake or forged documents.
The Transport Department informed that 71,000 outlets (SIM agents) have been blacklisted so far and 365 FIRs have been registered in various states and UTs.
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