The government has taken major action against Jio, Airtel, Vodafone-Idea and BSNL SIM card users. The government has blocked about 1.7 crore SIM cards of all these telecom operators, which were issued through fake Aadhaar cards and other documents. Let us tell you that in India, there are large scale SIM card issues on fake documents, which the government is verifying and blocking. In such a situation, you should also know whether your SIM card is issued on someone else’s document. If this happens, your SIM card may also be disabled.
Big action taken against SIM card user on fake documents
1.77 crore mobile connections purchased with fake or forged documents are being blocked with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools. Apart from this, four Telecom Service Operators (TSPs) working with the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) have blocked 45 lakh fake international calls from reaching the Indian telecom network.
11 lakh accounts were frozen
The Ministry of Communications said in a statement that about 11 lakh accounts have been frozen by banks and payment wallets, which were taken on fake documents. The government says that the remaining such SIM cards will be blocked in the coming days. If you do not want your SIM card to be blocked, then you should follow some easy steps to find out on whose Aadhaar card your SIM card has been issued.
Action taken on fake international call
To deal with the growing menace of fake international calls, DoT has launched a new system to identify and block these calls before they reach the Indian user. This system is being launched in two phases.
- Under the first phase, those calls are being blocked which are making false marketing calls and messages.
- Under the second phase, fake calls from numbers of any Indian telecom operator will be blocked. This will be done at the central, nationwide level.
71 thousand SIM agents banned
- According to the report, 77.61 lakh mobile connections exceeding the limit of SIM card issue per person have been disconnected.
- 2.29 lakh mobile phones involved in cyber crime or fraud have been blocked.
- Out of 21.03 lakh stolen or lost mobile phones, 12.02 lakh have been traced.
- 20,000 entities, 32,000 SMS headers and 2 lakh SMS templates involved in sending malicious SMS have been disconnected.
- 11 lakh bank accounts and payment wallets linked to disconnected mobile connections have been frozen.
- Around 11 lakh WhatsApp accounts linked to the disconnected connections were shut down.
- 71,000 points of sale (SIM agents) have been blacklisted.
- 365 FIRs have been registered in various states and union territories in the case of fake SIM cards.
How many SIM cards are registered with your Aadhar card?
The Department of Telecommunications had released a portal through which you can find out how many SIMs are running in your name.
- For this you will first have to go to tafcop.sancharsaathi.gov.in.
- Here you have to enter your mobile number.
- After this you will receive an OTP. Enter this.
- Then you will get all the information about how many numbers are linked to your ID.
How to complain about fake call through Chakshu portal
- How to complain about fake calls and messages on Chakshu portal.
- Go to Sanchar Saathi portal or sancharsaathi.gov.in and click.
- After this you will have to go to Citizen Centric Services and click on Chakshu option.
- After this the review disclaimer will appear. After this you have to click on Continue for Reporting.
- After this a form will appear, on which necessary details will have to be entered.
- After this, to verify the personal details, you will have to verify with the official number.
- After this you have to click on the submit button.