Bapatla police recover 251 mobile phones worth ₹50.20 lakh
Bapatla district police successfully recovered 251 stolen mobile phones, bringing the total number of recovered devices to 1,572. The police urged citizens to use the CEIR portal to report lost devices and warned against purchasing second-hand phones without proper documentation.
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The Bapatla district police handed over 251 recovered mobile phones to their owners during the seventh phase of the special mobile phone recovery programme on Monday, taking the total number of phones recovered so far to 1,572.
Superintendent of Police (SP) B. Umamaheswar handed over the phones at the district police headquarters. The 1,572 phones recovered in seven phases are estimated to be worth ₹3.14 crore, while the 251 phones recovered in the latest phase are valued at ₹50.20 lakh.
Mr. Umamaheswar said that a special team comprising technically skilled police personnel had been formed to trace the lost phones in coordination with the local police. The team also coordinated with police departments in other districts and States to recover the phones. Nearly 72% of the phones that were reported lost have been recovered, he said.
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