The Tiruvannamalai District Police have returned 100 lost or stolen mobile phones to their owners here on Monday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Karthikeyan distributed the phones worth ₹25 lakh, which were recovered by the Tiruvannamalai district cyber crime police, to the owners. As per the norms, missing mobile phones are traced and handed over to owners once in six months by the respective police stations. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire process took considerably longer. “The owners are from places including Bengaluru, Chennai, Chittoor and Tiruvannamalai town. Most of them are pilgrims and tourists,” he said.
A five-member team led by M. Palani, Additional Superintendent of Police (Cyber Crime), traced the missing phones. The cyber crime team tracked the mobile phones using their IMEI numbers.
