Thiruvananthapuram City police return 67 recovered mobile phones to owners

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District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram City) K. Karthick handing implicit    a recovered mobile telephone  to its proprietor  successful  Thiruvananthapuram connected  Wednesday.

District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram City) K. Karthick handing implicit a recovered mobile telephone to its proprietor successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The City constabulary connected Wednesday (May 20) handed implicit 67 recovered mobile phones worthy astir ₹23 lakh to their owners arsenic portion of its ongoing thrust to hint and instrumentality mislaid and stolen devices utilizing the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) system.

The constabulary said the thefts and missing telephone complaints were reported nether the Fort subdivision limits. Several of the recovered phones, including high-end models, had been missing for much than 2 years earlier being successfully traced done IMEI tracking and cyber probe methods.

According to District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram City) K. Karthick, immoderate devices were recovered from far-off locations, including parts of Tamil Nadu, aft the investigators tracked caller SIM usage connected the stolen handsets.

The betterment cognition was coordinated done the cyber helping and station-level constabulary teams pursuing complaints filed by mobile telephone users.

The constabulary person urged the nationalist to instantly study mislaid oregon stolen phones done the CEIR portal and section constabulary stations. They added that timely complaints amended the chances of tracing devices. Mobile telephone users were besides advised to support a grounds of their mobile telephone IMEI numbers for easier betterment procedures.

The metropolis constabulary person said that betterment drives would proceed crossed the metropolis arsenic portion of efforts to curb mobile theft and amerciable resale networks.

Published - May 20, 2026 08:15 p.m. IST

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