the department of telecommunications dot has deactivated almost 225 lakh mobile sims in the states of bihar and jharkhand special director general telecom dot licensed service areaslsabihar issued a statement confirming the blocking of mobile numbers in the month of april why dot blocked 225 lakh mobile simsaccording to a report in news agency pti dot has blocked these numbers as they were procured with illegal documents the dot has also asked telecom service providers to blacklist 517 point of sales pos found involved in selling these sim cards unethically the report further adds that telecom companies are also initiating legal proceedings against these pos several subscribers on whose name these sims were taken too have filed firs in several districts of bihar and jharkhand as per the report dot patna is working with the state police and has shared data obtained through the use of ai and facial recognition solutions for telecom sim subscriber verification astr analysis the police have also assured to take suitable action against the identified sim fraudsters possubscribershow ai helped nab the culpritsfurther dot bihar and telecom service providers and state police have agreed to work in cohesion to nab the sim fraudsters with the increasing reliance on technology cyber fraud has become a significant concern sim cards have also become a new identity of almost every individual of this country however as it is said nothing comes without its drawbacks and the widespread use of sim cards has led to some unintended consequences the cyberworld is witnessing new types of offenders and victims on a daily basis said special director general telecom in a statementthe statement further adds the department of telecommunications new delhi taking the lead and to curb cyber menace has carried out facial analysis of more than 87 crore sim subscribers across india the analysis has been carried out using astr in collaboration with the centre for development of advanced computing the result of analysis has been shared with department of telecommunication field units to ensure action against sim fraudsters with the help of telecom service providers and state police