The district police in Vellore have handed 250 lost and found mobile phones to the owners here on Saturday with the Superintendent of Police (SP), A. Myilvaganan distributing the phones worth ₹ 46 lakh that were recovered by the Vellore district cybercrime police, to the owners.
Saturday’s initiative comes after the formation of a Cyber Crime police unit at the SP office in the district and the introduction of a cell tracker application where complaints can be registered by complainants.
As per norms, such missing phones should be traced and returned to owners once in six months in the district by respective police stations prior to the formation of the cyber crime cell. “So far, 2,004 lost and found cell phones that are worth around Rs 3.88 crore have been returned to their owners, who complained using the cell tracker app and Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR),” Mr. Myilvaganan said.
The cybercrime team has been monitoring the missing mobile phone handsets through their IMEI number at periodical intervals. Lost phones were tracked using IMEI numbers. At present, the district police have recovered 1,754 lost and found mobile phones since July 2023 when the cell tracker application was launched.
