Prayagraj: Pratapgarh police recovered and handed over 376 lost mobile phones worth about Rs 67.88 lakh to their owners on Wednesday. This operation followed several complaints from the public about missing phones received by the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal.SP (Pratapgarh) Deepak Bhukar told TOI, “ Pratapgarh cops managed to recover 87 % lost and missing mobiles in July month while the recovery percentage in June month stood 65%.”Evidence such as call detail records, CCTV footage, location tracking, and the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal were used to identify and retrieve the phones, which were then returned to their rightful owners.
