Haryana DoT Cuts 4.27L Fraud SIMs, Hits Mewat Cyber Crime

Our country is celebrating #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav for celebrating 75 years of independence and making big strides towards the goal of #DigitalIndia. In the tough times of the covid-19 pandemic, the telecommunications network is acting as a lifeline for keeping everyone connected everywhere and every time. But at the same time, malicious elements are using telecom resources for fraudulent, anti-social and anti-national activities. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), MHA in its 2020 annual report has revealed that India recorded 50,035 cases of cybercrime in 2020, with an 11.8% surge in such offenses over the previous year. In terms of motive, the maximum 60.2% of cyber crimes lodged in 2020 were done for fraud (30,142 out of 50,035 cases). SIMs subscribed on forged documents and in third party’s names are involved in the majority of these cybercrimes as well as conventional crimes like extortion, dacoity, kidnapping, hoax and threat calls, etc., owing to the anonymity and intractability of these SIMs. It is pertinent to mention that India lost Rs 1.25 lakh crores due to cybercrimes in the years 2019-20.

The Law Enforcement Agencies and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India have also reported that major cyber-crime fraud networks are operating from…