Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Indore Police Return 238 Lost Phones Worth ₹75 Lakh
Indore police found 238 phones that people had lost or reported stolen.
The phones were worth about ₹75 lakh altogether.
Police used special technology and phone identification numbers to track them.
Some phones were found in other states.
People had reported the missing phones through CitizenCOP and government portals.
Police gave the recovered phones back to their rightful owners.
Zone-2 police also returned more than 63 phones before Raksha Bandhan.
Police asked people to report missing phones quickly so they can be blocked and traced.
Indore police returned 238 lost mobile phones worth around ₹75 lakh to their owners on Thursday.
The cyber cell traced the phones using technical resources, IMEI details and digital tracking systems.
Recovered phones were found in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and other states.
Police said 1,045 lost mobile phones had been returned to owners in Indore this year.
Zone-2 police separately returned more than 63 phones recovered from several police-station areas ahead of Raksha Bandhan.
- Who
- Indore police, including the cyber cell and Zone-2 police, returned phones to their owners.
- What
- Police recovered and returned 238 lost mobile phones, while Zone-2 police separately returned more than 63 phones.
- When
- The citywide handover took place on Thursday, and the Zone-2 recovery was reported ahead of Raksha Bandhan.
- Where
- The phones were reported missing in Indore and were traced in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and other states.
- Why
- Police used complaints, IMEI details and technical tracking systems to locate lost or stolen phones and return them to their owners.
- Phones returned
- 238
- Estimated value
- Around ₹75 lakh
- Phones returned this year
- 1,045
- Zone-2 recovery
- More than 63 phones
- Reporting channels
- CitizenCOP, CEIR or the Sanchar Saathi portal
- Tracking methods
- Technical resources, IMEI details, mobile tracking and digital tracking systems
- Police advice
- Report a lost or stolen phone immediately at the nearest police station and file an online complaint.