On Friday, the Minister of State for Telecommunications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, reported that the telecom department’s Sanchar Saathi platform has successfully traced over 20 lakh lost or stolen phones. He shared that, according to data from the platform, the government has blocked 33.5 lakh mobile phones and managed to trace a total of 20.28 lakh handsets. Pemmasani highlighted that the Sanchar Saathi application has played a crucial role in enabling the reporting and blocking of fraudulent mobile connections and in the recovery of lost or stolen phones. He expressed the government’s commitment to creating a secure and citizen-centric digital ecosystem through a post on social media, following a review meeting focused on fraud prevention efforts by the Department of Telecom.
DoT’s Sanchar Saathi traced 20 lakh lost/stolen phones: Here’s how to use the portal
