Police in a drive seize 8,000 SIM cards of different operators, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment, a computer and arrest one person from Tongi’s Madhya Arichpur area.

People put up with the repeated messages and calls from customer service on their mobile phones, but continue to silently endure all, while producing a few hundred ingenious memes to vent their frustration.

State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim says the SIMs used by people with special needs which are yet to have biometric re-registration will not be deactivated on May 1.