Government to act against fake mobile connections

NEW DELHI: The government informed Parliament that in order to ensure safety and security of telecom users, it has developed a system to detect and disconnect fraudulent mobile connections obtained on fake/forged documents.

Responding to a question by Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi, telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Sanchar Saathi portal has been developed to allow users to check all the mobile connections issued in their name and report fraudulent/non-required connections for blocking.