Digital arrests: MHA blocks 6 lakh mobile numbers, 709 applications

NEW DELHI: In a decisive action to deal with cases involving ‘digital arrests,’ the government has deactivated around 6 lakh mobile numbers so far, officials said on Tuesday.

In addition to the mobile numbers, the I4C under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has blocked 709 mobile applications of different kinds. As many as 1,10,000 mobile handsets containing specific IMEI numbers identified to be involved in cyber fraud have been blacklisted.