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Hyd: DoT busts illegal Telecom Setup in Secunderabad

Hyderabad, June 13 (UNI) The Department of Telecom (DoT) unit at Hyderabad on Friday busted an illegal telecom setup in Secunderabad.
Under the Dynamic leadership of Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Department of Telecom is proactively working to curb the illegal routing of calls and cyber frauds.
With the analysis and intelligence by the Hyderabad unit of DoT, an illegal call routing set-up was identified at Secunderabad and was busted on the night of Thursday in coordination with the Telangana Police.
The illegal set-up was being operated using SIP connections procured by a firm in Hyderabad.
A SIP server, three laptops, one monitor and related network equipment was seized in a joint operation of Department of Telecom with Telangana Police
The SIP connections were being used to route the international calls from foreign countries to Indian customers in an illegal way.
Calls were found to be routed from Middle-East and America, but showing local Indian numbers.
Illegal routing of calls causes revenue loss to the nation and causes hardship to innocent subscribers. Anti-National elements also sometimes use these illegal methods.
Two FIRs have been filed against the Firm and one suuspect has been apprehended by the police. Involvement of some other persons is suspected and is also being analysed for future action.
Further investigation is underway.
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