Following raids across the national capital and its peripheral in the last 45 days, the Delhi Police have recovered over 19,000 mobile phones, said an official on Tuesday, adding that most of the phones were snatched and stolen from various places across the city.
The police said the recovery rate of such devices has increased to 74 per cent in the current year as compared to 12 per cent in year 2025 and 5 per cent in 2024.
The devices were recovered by Delhi Police under Operation Vishwas under which several teams in all police stations of the city were working on the recovery of stolen and lost mobile phones with the help of Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal for the last 2-3 months. The police teams travelled various states across the country to recover these stolen, lost mobile phones.
The CEIR is a government-run, centralised database of mobile phone IMEI numbers used to block and track lost or stolen devices across all telecommunication networks.
On Tuesday, 12,600 such devices were handed over to their rightful owners today at a function presided over by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu along with Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha, and other senior officials.
Speaking on the occasion, the L-G complimented the Delhi Police for launching and executing this initiative. It sent a clear message to the offenders that they cannot get away, as the system is becoming smarter, faster and more connected.
During the programme, Sandhu also inaugurated a traffic exhibition van specially designed to educate public persons for road safety. A safety guide booklet for traffic rules was also launched. The history of the Delhi Police was shown to the dignitaries through an exhibition.