1.52L fake mobile connections in 6 NE states: DoT

The department of telecom (DoT) has detected about 1.52 lakh dubious connections based on fake/forged documents involving many points of sale (PoS) of different telecom service providers (TSPs) in six states of the northeast LSA Arunachal, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura, an official statement said.

More than 1.47 lakh mobile connections that failed in the re-verification process have been disconnected by TSPs in the region. So far, TSPs have blacklisted 493 PoS and registered 71 Police complaints against the suspected points of sale for further investigation.