Telecom minister makes an ‘important request’ to mobile users in India

Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has made an important request to mobile users across the country. He has strongly urged people to not pick mobile phone calls from “unknown numbers”. “People should never pick calls made from unknown numbers. I request every citizen that they should respond to calls from only (telephone/mobile) those numbers they recognise,” he told reporters. The minister made the request while responding to a question about spam calls and cyber frauds.

People should respond to unknown numbers only if an identification message is sent from such callers, the minister said.

The minister asserted that the ministry has taken several measures that have resulted in a significant reduction in spam calls and cases of cyber frauds.