Overview

• DoT said more than two crore mobile connections used for fraud have been blocked and 32 lakh stolen devices have been disabled after large-scale checks via Sanchar Saathi.
• Secretary Neeraj Mittal disclosed the updated figures at the West Zone security conference in South Goa, crediting coordinated digital tools for the progress.
• Use of artificial intelligence led to the disconnection of 78 lakh fraudulent connections and 71,000 points of sale implicated in misuse.
• The department highlighted a Digital Intelligence Platform for banks and a Financial Fraud Risk Indicator to flag numbers linked to financial scams.
• Planned steps include upgrading the Centralised Monitoring System and boosting internet monitoring capacity as state police continue ground operations, with Goa Police reporting SIM-box seizures, POS verification drives and recovery of 50 stolen phones.