SIM Swap Scam: Gauhati High Court Calls SIM Swapping a Menace After Airtel Customer Loses Over Rs 8 Lakh to Bank Fraud
The court was hearing a case seeking recovery of over Rs 8 lakh which was fraudulently withdrawn from the State Bank of India (SBI) account of a pensioner named Paresh Chandra Deka.
The Gauhati High Court recently said that the SIM swap scam, under which fraudsters manage to get a duplicate SIM of a customer's number, was turning out to be a menace and resulting in various bank frauds. The high court bench of Justice Devashis Baruah observed while directing the Centre to inform whether a violation of the instructions issued by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for issuance of duplicate SIM cards had resulted in a banking fraud with an Airtel customer. The court was hearing a case seeking recovery of over Rs 8 lakh which was fraudulently withdrawn from the State Bank of India (SBI) account of a pensioner named Paresh Chandra Deka. Gujarat and Gauhati High Courts Stop Practice of Mentioning Religion and Caste of Litigants in Petitions After Supreme Court Order.
HC on SIM Swapping
SIM swapping a menace: Gauhati High Court after Airtel customer loses over 8 lakh to bank fraud
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