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Meanwhile, 97 such complaints were filed with the National Cyber Crime Portal from various states, with the total money swindled amounting to over Rs 7 crore.
Under the new act, if commercial messages are sent without the user's consent, the telecom company will face a fine of up to 2 lakh rupees.
1.86 lakh mobile phones, involved in cyber fraud cases, were also blocked countrywide.
No penal interest on loans, vehicles to cost more, and no paper form for SIM cards are some of the changes coming into effect from January 1.
Investigations into cyber-fraud cases often lead the Kerala police to ordinary, innocent people in North India, with no connection with the crime.
As part of the hunt, several SIM cards procured by a single person by furnishing fake details and documents have been blocked using the AI-based system called ASTR.
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