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Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills Police recovered 67 lost or stolen mobile phones using the CEIR portal and returned them to their owners. Citizens are urged to report lost devices through CEIR to prevent misuse and ensure faster recovery.

The Balanagar Division police recovered 69 lost or stolen mobile phones worth ₹15.2 lakh in a month using the CEIR portal. The devices were returned to their owners, who thanked police for the swift action and recovery.

A minor boy working at a grocery store in Nirmal town was arrested for stealing mobile phones from customers and transferring Rs 33,000 through digital apps. Police seized Rs 38,000 in cash and a mobile phone from him

The Khammam Commissionerate IT Cell recovered 13 lost mobile phones worth Rs 4 lakh using the CEIR portal. So far, over 2,200 mobiles have been retrieved from more than 4,400 reported cases, officials confirmed. Appreciation was extended to the IT team.

The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) on Monday arrested a Nigerian national, allegedly part of an international drug syndicate, for possessing and peddling narcotics in Hyderabad

Telangana police ranked first in the country in regard to tracing stolen and missing mobile phones since the launch of the CEIR. Shikha Goel, Director of Crime Investigation Department, says that State recorded a recovery of 78,114 mobile phones by May 19, 2025

Police seized 2,125 discorded mobile phones, 107 SIM cards, 600 mobile batteries, and five two-wheelers were seized from the members

Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to follow two particular phone numbering series for transactional and promotional purposes. The move comes amid a surge in fraud cases

At the annual press meet on Monday, GRP Superintendent of Police Chandana Deepthi stated that 56 drug-related cases were registered this year, with 38 of them solved and 53 drug suspects arrested. Additionally, 1194.3 kgs of marijuana, valued at Rs 2.9 crore, were seized.

A three member attention diversion gang made away with mobile phones from at least five persons in Malkajgiri on Sunday.

Dr. Sudhir Kumar from Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals shared on social media platform X that reducing mobile phone use, alongside other healthy lifestyle practices, could benefit heart health. He recommended limiting the duration of calls to help lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

With a three-fold increase in domestic production and an almost 100-fold jump in exports of mobile phones over the last six years, the Indian mobile phone industry has matured.

All are residents of Brahamanpally in Madgul. Earlier, three persons were arrested in the same case. According to the police, the trio procured the spurious seeds from A.Malla Reddy of Keshampet and sold it to farmers and other dealers locally and made easy money.

Nirmal police said that 12 persons belonging to different parts of the town were apprehended when they were indulging in the prohibited act in Balaji In lodge, following a tip.

Later, the duo snatched a mobile phone from a woman, Neelam, at Ameerpet at around 5.30 am while at Punjagutta, they snatched a phone from one Raghavendra and escaped.

The arrested persons are Abdul Khaja alias Chota Khaja (30), Mohd Imtiyaz alias Imtiyaz (24), Mohd Nawaz (25) and Gulam Hassan (23).

After work, they took an auto at Zam Zam Dhaba between Sangareddy and Kandi. Along with the auto driver, another person was sitting with the driver when the trio boarded the auto.

Mohammed Soheib Bablu Khan, a resident of Mumbai, had provided bank accounts to cyber fraudsters who were cheating the public on the pretext of work from home job.

The finance ministry said in a notification that the import duty on parts such as battery covers, main lens, back cover, other mechanical items of plastic and metal, among others, has been reduced to 10 per cent.

The police registered a case and started investigation. Following the murder, panic prevailed in the locality.