Vellore police return missing phones to owners

Vellore police return 230 lost phones worth Rs 46 lakh to owners using cyber crime unit and cell tracker app.

The district police in Vellore handed 230 lost and found mobile phones to the owners here on Saturday with the Superintendent of Police (SP), N. Mathivanan, distributing the phones worth Rs 46 lakh that were recovered by the Vellore district cyber crime 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 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 cybercrime cell. “So far, 1,554 lost and found cell phones that are worth around Rs 3 crore have been returned to their owners, who complained using the cell tracker app and Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR),” Mr. Mathivanan said.       A helpline number (9486214166) is also available for residents to register complaints on the missing and lost mobile phones and those who are in possession of such phones.