Mar 29, 2016

Service providers cautioned


Today Cyberabad Commissioner C.V.Anand held a meeting with all service providers in Commissinoner’s office. During the meeting he has elaborately dealt on the irregularities in selling SIM Cards to public through Retailers and agents without following DOT. guidelines. He narrated many incidents in which how the notorious Chain Snatchers and bank offenders, murderers could purchase SIM Cards on fictitious names and addresses and the hardship faced by Law enforcement agencies in unraveling the gang’s/cases. 

He maintained that in the mad rush of market share and business expansion, the dealers are flouting the guidelines and security norms and issuing activated SIM cards to Agents/Retailers. The agents and retailers are selling the same to public basing on Xerox papers without verifying their original ID proofs i.e. Aadhar Card, Driving license, Voter ID etc... He also explained them the possible dangers to the nation by the practices. He reminded them about the notification issued in the month of November – 2015 suggesting the measures to correct the irregularities, maintain proper records and strict adherence to DOT guidelines in the interest of public and nation. 

Even then same irregularities are continued by some dealers. To curb with iron hand yesterday he has organized simultaneous and extensive raids on all SIM Cards retailers/Agents allover the vast Commissionerate and booked 107 cases on 167 dealers of various service providers. Besides this 597 petty retailers are bound over to keep good behaviors and not to indulge in such irregularities in future. Legal action under 420, 409, 468 and 188 IPC was initiated against all the dealers. 

The meeting ended with the assurance of service providers of strict adherence of DOT guidelines and security norms by their dealers/retailers/Agents. 

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