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A recent study conducted by the Ministry of Communications using artificial intelligence (AI) It revealed that out of the 87.85 crore mobile connections analyzed across India, 40.87 (0.47%) numbers were obtained using fake documents. The total subscriber base in the country is Rs 131 crore in 22 Licensed Service Areas (LSA) circuits and in Phase 1 only 87.85 crore connections were analysed.
An internal communication sent by K Rajaraman, Secretary, Ministry of Communications to the Chiefs of Secretaries and Directors General of Police of all states and union territories on Tuesday also said that among the 40.87 lakh fraudulent communications detected using ASTR (Artificial Intelligence and Face. Recognition-powered solution to verify card subscribers) SIM Telecom), 38 lakh numbers have been cut.
The study, which surveyed a total of 87 crore mobile telecoms in 22 LSA circuits across India in its first phase, revealed that 44,582 points of sales (PoS) from telecom service providers were involved in selling such telecoms.
DoT has identified 44,582 point-of-sale telecom service providers and blacklisted them. However, only 181 information zones have been registered across India covering only 1,575 fraudulent sales points out of the total offenders,” the study revealed. To prevent the increase in cybercrime cases, the ministry has now required all states and UTs to register FIRs against all offenses. FIRs have been filed. A maximum of 86 FIRs in Jammu and Kashmir circuit include 173 FIRs, followed by Gujarat with 26. While Bihar circuit including Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu have recorded 18 FIRs each, Punjab has seen 13 FIRs. against protection points.
Interestingly, 1.20 crore mobile contacts were analyzed in Jammu and Kashmir and among them, 15,194 contacts were obtained on fake or forged documents as the investigators found same faces but with different names. Of the fraud contacts, 14,494 numbers were cut and 3,024 points were blacklisted in Jammu and Kashmir.
Similarly, in Haryana constituency, 3.08 lakh rupees were analyzed and figures of 5.33 lakh were found using fake documents. Subsequently, figures of 5.24 lakh were separated, which is the highest in the first stage. The Punjab constituency saw 3.17 lakh rupees analyzed, of which 1.51 lakh were found to be fraudulent connections and 1.44 lakh numbers were disconnected. While Haryana saw five FIRs registered, Punjab saw only 13.
West Bengal department saw the highest 12,34,114 fraudulent contacts detected out of the 4.52 crore analyzed contacts and not a single preliminary information information was provided. The statement issued by the ministry also stated that urgent steps must be taken to stop this danger, and more field information reports against crimes must be recorded. “I am ordering more FIRs, initiating prosecutions against points of sale involved in the sale of fraudulent mobile communications, integrating the Crime and Crime Tracking Network System (CCTNS Network) with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)/Central Equipment Identity Registry (CEIR) for automatic missing person blocking/ Stolen mobile phones After filing a complaint and making efforts, in the event of complaints of stolen mobile phones for physical recovery of mobile devices upon receipt of tracking information through CEIR,”
Additional Director General of Police in Haryana OP Singh said they have received the statement and are working on it. “Haryana is the first state in the country to integrate CCTNS with CEIR for automatic blocking of lost/stolen mobile phone. Field units in Haryana have been asked to make use of the facility and also make people aware of the Sanchar Saathi Gate.”
Earlier in May, the Union Ministry launched the Sanchar Saathi Portal (www.sancharsaathi.gov.in), a citizen-centric initiative that provides a secure digital space for telecom subscribers. Through the TAFCOP portal, launched by the Communications Department, anyone can check the number of mobile phone connections in their name and report the unauthorized connection(s).
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