Delhi Police return nearly 23,000 lost phones to owners
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Delhi Police returned 22,882 lost or stolen mobile phones to their owners this year through a program called Operation Vishwas.
Officers recovered the phones after receiving 69,881 traceability reports from the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), a system that tracks lost and stolen devices when they are activated with new SIM cards. The southwest district police returned the most phones, 3,010, while the IGI Airport police returned the fewest, with only 51.
Police data indicates that approximately 150,000 mobile phones were reported lost or stolen in Delhi between January 1 and September 15. This is a decrease from the roughly 250,000 phones reported lost or stolen during the same period last year. The Delhi Police use digital platforms, including the Lost App and Theft e-FIR, allowing people to report lost or stolen phones without visiting a police station.
As of September 15, police had successfully returned about 87% of the recovered phones to their owners, with some districts and units achieving a 100% return rate. The program aims to build public trust and address the common crime of mobile phone theft.
