SAMBA POLICE CONDUCTS SIM VENDORS INSPECTION DRIVE
Samba, December 22: Samba Police carried out comprehensive inspection drive across SIM card vendors/Point of Sale in the district. The initiative was aimed at ensuring compliance with mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines and preventing the misuse of SIM cards for anti-national and other unlawful activities.
During the drive, the record maintained by SIM card vendors/PoS were thoroughly scrutinized to verify whether proper customer verification processes are being followed. The inspection also focused on identifying any unauthorized issuance of SIM cards.
Police teams during inspection, instructed the vendors to ensure that SIM cards be issued only after thorough verification of customer identity and address.They were also instructed to maintain accurate record of every new SIM card issued to the customer.
SSP Samba emphasized upon strict compliance of the guidelines by the vendors and reiterated that similar inspection drives will continue in the future. Any vendor found violating guidelines issued by the Telecommunication Department (DoT), Govt.of India will face strict legal action.
