Department of Telecommunications Cautions Citizens against fraudulent issuance of SIM cards, misuse of telecom identifiers, or tampering with IMEI numbers

India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Madhya Pradesh (MP) LSA, has taken firm action against fraudulent SIM issuance. Recent cybercrime investigations have brought to light some instances in which a Point of Sale (PoS) agent in Chhattisgarh was found to have illegally activated 25 mobile connections (SIMs) using citizens' identification documents without their knowledge or consent.

Following this, the DoT and Telecom Servic...