India, Jan. 15 -- While the WhatsApp privacy policy issue has currently captured headlines, another issue related to the platform has been coming to the fore. Several users have been claiming that WhatsApp banned their numbers for no apparent reason, and are also looking for a solution for it. While some bans are temporary, others have been permanently banned by WhatsApp.

"My WhatsApp account has been banned. Please return my account. There has been no mistake from my side. Some friends reported my account. Please understand and solve my problem," said Jawad Ahmad to Dataquest. "I just got a new phone after losing the old one. The SIM card came along with the phone but the number evidently had a previous owner. In SA if a number had not ...