Cyber arrests: MHA’s I4C blocks 17,000 WhatsApp numbers operating from South-East Asia

NEW DELHI: In a massive crackdown against cyber frauds indulging in rampant digital arrests, the I4C wing under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in coordination with the Department of Telecom has blocked over 17000 WhatsApp Accounts operating from South Asian countries, including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar, sources said on Thursday.