Cyberabad Police trace 1,100 lost or stolen mobile phones

Officials said special teams have been formed all over the Cyberabad Police jurisdiction for tracing lost or stolen mobile phones of citizens, with the help of C.E.I.R.

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police have traced a total of 1,100 mobile phones worth several lakhs belonging to citizens, which were either stolen or lost, using the Central Equipment Identity Register (C.E.I.R) portal. The recovered phones were handed over to their owners.

Officials said special teams have been formed all over the Cyberabad Police jurisdiction for tracing lost or stolen mobile phones of citizens, with the help of C.E.I.R.

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“The mobile phones which were traced include reported cases and Meeseva applications through CEIR portal. Apart from Telangana, special teams have recovered mobiles from other states including Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,” said K Narasimha, DCP (Crimes), Cyberabad.

The phones were either stolen or lost by the citizens at various locations.

Cyberabad Police officials requested passengers to be careful about their belongings and if any mobile phone theft occurs, then block their mobile phones with IMEI numbers in CEIR portal immediately by logging at www.ceir.gov.in.

Alternatively, citizens who lost mobiles should immediately contact the nearest police station to block IMEI using the CEIR portal, officials said.