Hyderabad Police have uncovered an alleged network through which stolen mobile phones from Telangana and Madhya Pradesh were routed via Mumbai and Kolkata into Bangladesh. Police suspect multiple intermediaries were involved and are also verifying possible hawala transactions linked to the network.
Cyberabad Police recovered 1,218 lost and stolen mobile phones worth Rs 2.43 crore during the 11th phase of their CEIR-based drive. Phones were traced by three CCS units and returned to owners, while the commissioner urged citizens to report missing devices.
The Government Railway Police has recovered 1,620 stolen and lost mobile phones worth Rs 2.16 crore using the CEIR portal. Officials handed over 120 phones to owners and urged railway passengers to report losses promptly and block devices using their IMEI numbers.
Cyberabad police recovered 1,016 mobile phones worth Rs.3.04 crore that were lost or stolen in the past two months and returned them to their owners, urging citizens to report such incidents promptly through the CEIR portal for faster tracking
The Government Railway Police (GRP) has successfully traced and recovered 200 mobile phones worth Rs 30 lakh using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal. Special teams across the Railway Police District tracked devices lost or stolen from passengers, often during journeys when phones were misplaced or snatched.
During a cell phone recovery event held at the Warangal Commissionerate office, the police commissioner distributed recovered cell phones to their owners. He mentioned that a special unit has been established in each police station, along with the City Crime Station (CCS), to track lost and stolen cell phones. He urged the public to file a complaint on the CEIR portal as soon as a phone is lost, which will assist in its recovery.
