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12 Lakh SIM Cards Cancelled, over 3 Lakh IMEI Numbers Blocked as Centre Intensifies Crackdown on Cybercrime

ID: e93a8e84-b295-52c2-8bde-8dbd7d938552

STIX ID: report--e93a8e84-b295-52c2-8bde-8dbd7d938552

Feed Name: The Cyber Express

Date Published: 2026-02-11

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Ashish Khaitan

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The report summarizes a nationwide Indian government crackdown on cybercrime announced by Home Minister Amit Shah, noting cancellation of 1.2 million SIM cards, blocking of over 300,000 IMEIs, 20,853 arrests, and strengthened multi-agency coordination (I4C, CBI, NIA, ED, DoT, MeitY, RBI and others) to dismantle fraud networks and improve digital-forensic and reporting capabilities.

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