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DoT asks telcos to block malicious overseas calls about Indian bourses

Such malicious calls are initiated by anti-national elements and are aimed at creating panic, an official release said

DT NEXT Bureau

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has cautioned the public about malicious calls from international numbers spreading false information about Indian stock exchanges, and advised people to report such cases to telecom operators.

Such malicious calls are initiated by anti-national elements and are aimed at creating panic, an official release said, adding that the telecom operators have been directed to block malicious calls from such numbers.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), DoT cautioned the public about malicious calls from international numbers spreading false information about Indian stock exchanges.

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