Six million mobile connections fraudulent, says DoT

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has screened more than 11.4 million active mobile phone connections, of which 6 million have been found to be fraudulent. While the department has already disconnected 5 million such connections, work is going on to block the remaining connections, as the government doubles down on checking cybercrimes and catching criminals.

As per DoT officials, to break the network of cybercriminals, a multi-pronged strategy is being utilised by various government and autonomous departments. For instance, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, banks and DoT work in tandem to break the network of cybercriminals and block sources of their proceeds.