Govt refutes BSNL’s notice of blocking KYC of customers as fake

The Government has refuted a notice purportedly from BSNL, claiming that the customer’s KYC has been suspended by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, and the SIM card will be blocked within 24 hours. Fact-check unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) has said that the claim is fake. PIB noted that BSNL has not issued any notices related to SIM KYC. It also advised the citizens not to share their personal and bank details with anyone.