Hyderabad: Government Railway Police trace 130 lost or stolen mobile phones

GPR officials said special teams have been formed all over the Railway Police District for tracing lost or stolen mobile phones of citizens.

Hyderabad: The Government Railway Police special teams have traced a total of 130 mobile phones belonging to rail users and citizens, which were either lost or stolen using the Central Equipment Identity Register (C.E.I.R) portal. The recovered phones were handed over to their owners.

GPR officials said special teams have been formed all over the Railway Police District for tracing lost or stolen mobile phones of citizens.

The phones were either stolen during the journey from passengers who were sitting on foot boards or near the window side where they have misplaced phones or some thieves snatched them away, railway police said.

GRP officials requested passengers to be careful about their belongings and if any mobile phone theft occurs in railway stations then block their mobile phones with IMEI numbers in CEIR portal immediately by logging at www.ceir.gov.in

Alternatively, passengers who lost mobiles should immediately contact the nearest police station to block IMEI using the CEIR portal, officials said.