Archive · 11 Jan 2026
Mumbai Police recover 1,650 stolen phones from UP
Mumbai Police found and took back 1,650 lost or stolen mobile phones from Uttar Pradesh.
These phones were worth about Rs 2 crore.
The police used a special system called CEIR to track the phones using their unique numbers.
They sent 13 teams to 19 different places in Uttar Pradesh to get the phones back.
The police worked with local authorities to make sure everything went smoothly.
This is part of a bigger effort where they have returned over 33,000 phones to their owners so far.
Mumbai Police recovered 1,650 stolen mobile phones worth Rs 2 crore from Uttar Pradesh.
The recovery was made possible using data from the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal.
13 police teams were deployed across 19 districts in Uttar Pradesh for the operation.
The recovered phones will be returned to their rightful owners after verification.
This operation is part of a series of efforts that have resulted in the recovery of 33,514 phones so far.
- Who
- Mumbai Police
- What
- Recovered 1,650 stolen mobile phones
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- To return the phones to their rightful owners after verification
- Number of phones recovered
- 1,650
- Estimated value of phones
- Rs 2 crore
- Number of police teams deployed
- 13
- Number of districts covered
- 19
- Total phones recovered so far
- 33,514
- Tracking method used
- Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal
- Operation approval authority
- Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti
