Telangana police ranks first in tracing stolen, missing mobile phones

Telangana police ranked first in the country in regard to tracing stolen and missing mobile phones since the launch of the CEIR. Shikha Goel, Director of Crime Investigation Department, says that State recorded a recovery of 78,114 mobile phones by May 19, 2025

Hyderabad: The Telangana police ranked first in the country in regard to tracing stolen and missing mobile phones since the launch of the Central Equipment Identity Register.

Shikha Goel, Director , Crime Investigation Department said that the State recorded a recovery of 78,114 mobile phones by May 19, 2025.

The highest recoveries were reported by the Hyderabad commissionerate with 11,879 devices, followed by Cyberabad – 10,385, and Rachakonda – 8,681 devices.

Shikha Goel said that the dedicated efforts of field officers who have been rigorously monitoring and acting on reports through the CEIR portal helped achieve the top position.

The Telangana Police, in partnership with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), integrated the CEIR portal with the Telangana Police Citizen Portal, allowing residents to report lost or stolen phones easily at the Telangana police website or directly on the CEIR portal.

The CEIR portal, developed by DoT to combat mobile theft and counterfeit devices, is operational across all 780 police stations in Telangana, with the CID serving as the nodal agency for its implementation. Though the portal was launched on a pilot basis in other states on September 5, 2022, Telangana started using it later on April 19, 2023.