Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 17, 2023, 06:43 PM
Indian Government: Today, the government has taken two major decisions simultaneously to curb the increasing fraud of mobile numbers in the country. The first decision pertains to the bulk purchase of SIM cards in the country, which has now been banned. On the other hand, now the government has banned it. On the other hand, now the police will keep an eye on the SIM card vendors present across the country. The government has made police verification mandatory for all vendors. Tell that the increasing incidents of taking SIM cards through fake documents in the country and then the forgery caused by these numbers have to be stopped.Government closed 52 lakh mobile connectionsUnion Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Thursday said the government has made police verification of SIM card dealers mandatory to check frauds and the provision of giving 'bulk connections' has now been discontinued. The minister said that the government has closed 52 lakh mobile connections. 67,000 dealer names have been blacklisted. 300 FIRs have been registered against SIM card dealers since May, 2023. Vaishnav said that WhatsApp itself has blocked around 66,000 accounts that were involved in fraudulent acts.10 lakh fine for selling sim without verificationGiving details, Vaishnav said, “Now we have made police verification of SIM card dealers mandatory to curb frauds. A fine of Rs 10 lakh will be imposed on the dealer who violates the rules. ”The minister said that there are 10 lakh SIM dealers and they will be given enough time for police verification.Now companies will not be able to take SIM in bulkVaishnav said that the Department of Telecom has also stopped the service of giving 'connections' in bulk. Instead, a new concept of business connections will be introduced. "Apart from this, KYC (know your customer) of businesses and KYC of the person taking the SIM will also be done," Vaishnav said. KYC helps in authenticating the identity and address of an institution or investor.