Airtel cracks down on online fraud in Tamil Nadu

Airtel cracks down on online fraud in Tamil Nadu

Tarun Virmani, CEO of Bharti Airtel for Tamil Nadu and Kerala, meets with Sandeep Mittal, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Cyber Crime and Shahnaz, SP Cyber crime in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to apprise them about Airtel’s Fraud Detection Solution.
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Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has announced significant progress in its mission to protect customers in Tamil Nadu from rising online frauds.

As part of the nationwide rollout of its AI-powered fraud detection system, it has blocked over 180,000 malicious links and safeguarded more than 3 million users across the State — within just 25 days of launching its advanced fraud-detection system, says a release.

Automatically enabled for all Airtel mobile and broadband customers, the advanced system scans and filters links across SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram, E-mail and other browsers. It leverages real-time threat intelligence to examine over 1 billion URLs daily and blocks access to harmful sites in under 100 milliseconds, the release said.

Tarun Virmani, CEO – Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Bharti Airtel, says that the solution will provide a thorough defense to customers in Tamil Nadu against cyber frauds, enabling them to confidently navigate the digital environment.

Sandeep Mittal, IPS, ADGP of the Cyber Crime Wing, said that Tamil Nadu police department has provided feedback to development the solution aimed at addressing telecom-related fraud.

Published on June 11, 2025

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