HYDERABAD, JUNE 13, 2025: 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. In line with the vision of the Minister, the DoT unit at Hyderabad is always on its toes to mitigate illegal setups and illegal call routing.
With the analysis and intelligence by the Hyderabad unit of DoT, an illegal call routing set-up was identified at Secunderabad. The same was busted on the night of 12th June 2025 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 were seized in a joint operation of the Department of Telecom with Telangana Police
The SIP connections were being used to route international calls from foreign countries to Indian customers in an illegal way. Calls were found to be routed from the 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. One suspect 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.
The operation was possible with the active support of the Officers from the Telangana Police.
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