TN cyber cops, DoT join hands to block calls used for crimes

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu police’s cyber crime wing on Friday announced that it will be working with the Department of Telecom (DoT) to block spoofed/spam calls which are used to commit crimes in the state.

A meeting was held at the wing’s headquarters in Ashok Nagar in Chennai on Thursday which was chaired by Sandeep Mittal, Additional Director General of Police, Cyber Crime Wing. Officers of DoT and all telecom service providers (TSPs) such as Jio, BSNL, Airtel and Vodafone were present.