Delhi: Messaging apps will not work in India without an active SIM card in the phone. The process of making SIM-binding mandatory in the country has begun. With this, if you want to use apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal from now on, the SIM card registered with these apps must be active in the phone. Otherwise, such messaging apps will not work. The Ministry of Telecom claims that SIM-binding has been made mandatory in the country as part of reducing cyber frauds through messaging apps. The Economic Times also reported that this new rule is applicable only to accounts registered in India. What is SIM-binding? The Ministry of Telecom tightened restrictions on messaging apps after it was found that cyber fraud gangs were using various messaging apps even after removing the original SIM card from the phone. The SIM-binding policy aims to prevent fraudsters from remotely managing accounts in this way. From now on, web versions of messaging apps like WhatsApp will automatically log out every six hours. To use the service again, users will have to scan the QR code again using a phone with an active SIM card. However, mobile apps will not be able to log out every six hours. Will expatriate apps work? The Ministry of Telecom is currently implementing a requirement in the country that the app will only work on the phone with the SIM card inserted. However, there has been criticism that this will create a crisis for those who use messaging apps like WhatsApp on more than one mobile phone. If a SIM card is registered in the phone of those traveling to foreign countries, the service of messaging apps will not be interrupted outside India. However, reports say that for those who have to use a local SIM card in other countries during travel, their messaging account will be temporarily disabled until their original Indian SIM is inserted back into the phone.