India, March 26 -- In its fight against digital frauds and cybercrimes, the Centre has blocked over 7.81 Lakh SIM cards and more than 2.08 Lakh IMEIs (International Mobile Equipment Identity) till February 28.

Replying to a written question in the Lok Sabha yesterday, union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) has identified and blocked more than 3,962 Skype IDs and 83,668 WhatsApp accounts used for digital arrests.

"The Central Government and Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have devised a system to identify and block incoming international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers that appear to be originating within India. Directions have been issued to t...