Pratapgarh cops recover, return 147 mobiles
Prayagraj: Pratapgarh police recovered and handed over 147 lost mobile phones worth about Rs 23.52 lakh to their owners on Monday. A senior cop said, “Making a remarkable leap of 35 places—rising from the 40th rank in April to the 5th rank in September—the Pratapgarh Police recovered 85% of the mobile phones corresponding to data generated on the portal during September. Prayagraj police also claimed to have recovered and handed over 225 mobiles worth Rs 65 lakh to their rightful owners on Monday.
Stay updated with the latest Prayagraj news. This operation followed several complaints from the public about missing phones received on the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal in September. Officials added that evidence such as call detail records, CCTV footage, location tracking, and the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal was used to identify and retrieve the phones, which were then returned to their rightful owners. Download the TOI App.