Cops recover 555 stolen cellphones worth Rs 2 crore

The Delhi Police on Wednesday said they had recovered 555 stolen, snatched and lost mobile phones worth approximately Rs 2 crore.

“Under a special Operation ‘Vishwas’, our teams recovered 555 mobile phones from Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam.

He said the operation was carried out in two phase - 311 stolen mobile phones were recovered between April and July and 244 between October and December.

According to the police, teams identified active stolen devices through IMEI searches, CDR analysis, and the CEIR portal.

IMEI is a 15-17-digit code given to every mobile phone. It is used by service providers to uniquely identify valid devices.

“The stolen phones, with an average grey market price of Rs 3,000-Rs 5,000, were linked to cases of robbery, burglary, snatching, and theft,” the DCP said.

The operation also resulted in the arrest of 45 people and legal actions against 376 individuals, the police said.