CHANDIGARH: The cyber wing of the Haryana police has blocked 20,545 mobile numbers issued on fake and forged documents.
Most of the blocked SIM cards were issued in Andhra Pradesh, followed by West Bengal and Delhi, among others.
Similarly, more than 34,000 mobile numbers involved in cyber fraud operating across the state, including 40 hotspot villages of Nuh district, have also been identified and reported on the portal.
At the same time, the remaining 14,000 mobile numbers involved in cyber fraud will also be blocked soon through the department of telecom, government of India.
A police spokesperson said that the State Crime Branch (SCB) is currently monitoring all the mobile numbers involved in cyber crime and is taking reports from the districts in this regard on a daily basis.
For this reason, at present, Haryana is at the top position in blocking mobile numbers used in cyber fraud.
At present more attention is being given to such areas and villages from where cyber fraud incidents are being carried out.
Recently, 102 teams of 5,000 policemen of Haryana police raided 14 cyber crime hotspots villages in Nuh district.
The maximum number of mobile numbers involved in cyber crime have been issued from Andhra Pradesh and they are being operated in the state to commit cybercrime.
Currently, out of the total identified mobile numbers issued on Fake ID, a maximum 12,822 mobile numbers have been issued from Andhra Pradesh, 4,365 from West Bengal, 4,338 from Delhi, 2,322 from Assam, 2,261 from North East states and 2,490 from Haryana.
All the numbers are currently operating from different areas of Haryana and the same has been intimated to the department of telecom to block them.
State Crime Branch chief and additional director general of police OP Singh said that the state nodal agency for cybercrime has a team of 40 highly skilled cyber police personnel who have been deployed at a dedicated helpline to promptly register reported incidents and collect relevant data.
The complaints of cyber fraud are immediately updated on the portal to block suspicious mobile numbers.
Most of the blocked SIM cards were issued in Andhra Pradesh, followed by West Bengal and Delhi, among others.
Similarly, more than 34,000 mobile numbers involved in cyber fraud operating across the state, including 40 hotspot villages of Nuh district, have also been identified and reported on the portal.
At the same time, the remaining 14,000 mobile numbers involved in cyber fraud will also be blocked soon through the department of telecom, government of India.
A police spokesperson said that the State Crime Branch (SCB) is currently monitoring all the mobile numbers involved in cyber crime and is taking reports from the districts in this regard on a daily basis.
For this reason, at present, Haryana is at the top position in blocking mobile numbers used in cyber fraud.
At present more attention is being given to such areas and villages from where cyber fraud incidents are being carried out.
Recently, 102 teams of 5,000 policemen of Haryana police raided 14 cyber crime hotspots villages in Nuh district.
The maximum number of mobile numbers involved in cyber crime have been issued from Andhra Pradesh and they are being operated in the state to commit cybercrime.
Currently, out of the total identified mobile numbers issued on Fake ID, a maximum 12,822 mobile numbers have been issued from Andhra Pradesh, 4,365 from West Bengal, 4,338 from Delhi, 2,322 from Assam, 2,261 from North East states and 2,490 from Haryana.
All the numbers are currently operating from different areas of Haryana and the same has been intimated to the department of telecom to block them.
State Crime Branch chief and additional director general of police OP Singh said that the state nodal agency for cybercrime has a team of 40 highly skilled cyber police personnel who have been deployed at a dedicated helpline to promptly register reported incidents and collect relevant data.
The complaints of cyber fraud are immediately updated on the portal to block suspicious mobile numbers.