5.8 lakh SIM cards, 1,08,000 IMEIs blocked: MoS Home on efforts to tackle cybercrimes

NEW DELHI: As part of its anti-terror and counter-financial measures, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has blocked over 5.8 lakh SIM cards and 1,08,000 IMEIs of mobile handsets since Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed his first government in 2014, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar said.

Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the MoS (Home) said, “Till date, more than 5.8 lakh SIM cards and 1,08,000 IMEIs, as reported by police authorities, have been blocked by the Government of India.”