Telecom department blocks mobile handsets, disconnects numbers involved in frauds

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has launched the Chakshu portal to combat telecom fraud. Since its launch, the DoT has blacklisted 52 entities involved in sending malicious SMSes, blocked 348 mobile handsets, and flagged 10,834 suspected mobile numbers for re-verification. The DoT has also deactivated 700 SMS content templates and disconnected 8.272 mobile connections failing re-verification.