RCom cuts 36k connections

Fearing a security threat, Reliance Communications (RCom) has deactivated over 36,000 connections in Jammu & Kashmir even as the state police continued its probe into the violation of guidelines in issuing SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) cards.

“The company has deactivated 36,000 connections and begun an internal probe into issuance of mobile connections on the basis of fake documents,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch-Jammu, J P Singh said. Singh, who is heading the probe, said Reliance had conveyed to the crime branch the deactivation of these numbers and on the progress of its internal probe.