Pratapgarh Police Recovers 147 Lost Phones Worth Rs 23.52 Lakh

Pratapgarh Police has achieved a major success by recovering 147 lost mobile phones and returning them to their owners. The police department secured fifth place in Uttar Pradesh in this effort.

The 147 mobile phones were recovered with the help of the CEIR portal. Their total value has been estimated at around Rs 23 lakh 52 thousand. The phones were handed over to their actual owners during a programme organised at Sai Complex in the police lines on Monday.

Superintendent of Police Deepak Bhukar and Additional Superintendent of Police East Alok Kumar handed over the recovered phones to the people who owned them. The owners were visibly happy after getting their lost mobile phones back and praised the police for the recovery.

The campaign was conducted in September under the direction of SP Deepak Bhukar. The surveillance cell and the cyber teams of all police stations took part in the operation.

According to the police, 85 per cent of the mobile phones were recovered against the traceability details registered on the portal. This achievement helped Pratapgarh Police improve its position by 35 places in the state ranking.

The police, which was ranked 40th in April, reached fifth place in September. The recovered phones included devices from Vivo, Oppo, Samsung, Apple, OnePlus and various other companies.

SP Deepak Bhukar has appealed to people to immediately lodge a complaint at the police station if their mobile phone is lost. He also asked them to get the phone’s IMEI blocked through the CEIR portal.