{
  "id": 9329836,
  "title": "IMEI Tampering Can Lead To 3 Years Jail, ₹50 Lakh Fine: Govt Advises Sanchar Saathi Use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/imei-tampering-can-lead-to-3-years-jail-50-lakh-fine-govt-advises",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:15:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/imei-tampering-can-lead-to-3-years-jail-50-lakh-fine-govt-advises-sanchar-saathi-use"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New Delhi, Sep 23: It is unlawful to intentionally remove, obliterate, change or alter a device’s unique Mobile Device Equipment Identification number or International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), an official factsheet said on Wednesday. IMEI tampering offences It is also unlawful to use, produce, traffic in, possess or control hardware or software knowing that it has been configured as…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}