The city police have recovered 101 lost and stolen mobile phones worth around ₹24.50 lakh and on Wednesday, handed them over to their rightful owners.
Addressing presspersons here, Police Commissioner R. Chetan said that based on complaints of missing and lost mobile phones received through Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal and e-Lost complaint lodged on the police app, the Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime (CEN Crime) Police Station, the police not only registered cases but also recovered the phones.
A special team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police Kanika Sikriwal and it recovered 101 mobile phones from Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra, Telangana and different districts in Karnataka.