Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Bapatla Police Return 251 Stolen Mobile Phones to Owners
Bapatla police found 251 phones that people had lost or had stolen.
They gave the phones back to their owners at a police event on Monday.
Police have now recovered 1,572 phones in seven rounds.
All the recovered phones together are worth about Rs 3.14 crore.
A special team of trained officers helps trace the phones.
The team works with police in other districts and states.
Police said they have recovered 72 percent of the phones reported missing.
People who lose a phone should report it to police or register it on the CEIR portal.
Bapatla police returned 251 lost and stolen mobile phones to their owners on Monday.
Police have recovered 1,572 mobile phones in seven rounds so far.
The total value of the recovered phones is about Rs 3.14 crore.
Phones returned in the seventh round were worth Rs 50.20 lakh.
Police urged people to use the CEIR portal, verify bills and identity cards, and avoid buying phones from unknown sellers.
- Who
- Bapatla district police, led by District Superintendent of Police B Umamaheswar, and the phones' owners.
- What
- Police returned 251 lost and stolen mobile phones and reported recovering 1,572 phones in total.
- When
- The return event was held on Monday; the recoveries occurred over seven rounds.
- Where
- At the district police headquarters in Bapatla.
- Why
- To return lost and stolen phones to their owners and discourage the illegal buying and selling of such phones.
- Phones returned
- 251
- Total phones recovered
- 1,572 in seven rounds
- Total value recovered
- About Rs 3.14 crore
- Value returned in seventh round
- Rs 50.20 lakh
- Reported phones recovered
- 72 percent
- Recovery team
- A specially trained police team working with police in other districts and states
- Reporting options
- The CEIR portal or the nearest police station