Sultanpur: The Surveillance Cell of Sultanpur Police achieved a major success by recovering 121 lost mobile phones worth approximately ₹20 lakh and returning them to their rightful owners.
The recovery operation was carried out under the direction of Charu Nigam, with guidance from Additional Superintendent of Police Vrij Narayan Singh and supervision of the Circle Officer (Nodal) along with the in-charge of the Surveillance Cell/SOG team.
According to police officials, complaints regarding lost or stolen mobile phones are regularly received either directly by the Superintendent of Police or through online portals. The district Surveillance Cell continuously monitors these complaints and undertakes technical efforts to trace and recover the devices.
As a result of sustained efforts by the surveillance team, 121 missing mobile phones belonging to different applicants were successfully recovered. The recovered devices, collectively valued at around ₹20 lakh, were formally handed over to their owners on Saturday following due legal procedures.
Police officials also appealed to the public to immediately report lost or stolen mobile phones through the Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications-operated CEIR (Central Equipment Identity Register) portal. The portal enables citizens to block or unblock lost mobile phones and helps authorities track misuse through technical surveillance.
The recovered mobile phones included devices from several leading brands, including:
- Vivo – 33 phones
- Realme – 20 phones
- Samsung – 17 phones
- Redmi – 14 phones
- Oppo – 13 phones
- Infinix – 7 phones
- POCO – 7 phones
- OnePlus – 5 phones
- Motorola – 3 phones
- Tecno – 2 phones
People who received their recovered phones expressed gratitude towards Sultanpur Police and appreciated the efforts of the surveillance team.
The recovery team included Shivanand Yadav, Anurag Singh, Abhishek Yadav, Shailendra Kumar, Lalit Singh, Pradeep Dubey, Ritwik Dixit, and Shailesh Rajbhar.
Sultanpur Police further urged citizens to upload details of lost phones, along with purchase receipts and identification documents, through the CEIR portal or local police stations so that devices can be blocked quickly and recovered effectively through surveillance mechanisms.
