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Lost Mobile Recovery: How to find your stolen or missing phone using the CEIR portal
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News18•21-10-2026, 20:13
Lost Mobile Recovery: How to find your stolen or missing phone using the CEIR portal
- •Jaunpur Police urge citizens not to panic if their mobile is lost and recommend registering a complaint on the CEIR portal using the IMEI number.
- •CO City IPS Goldy Gupta stated that filing a missing mobile report at the nearest police station is also essential along with the online complaint.
- •Jaunpur Police have successfully recovered 201 lost or stolen mobile phones valued at around Rs 45 lakh and returned them to their rightful owners.
- •Police track mobile locations using IMEI numbers once new SIM cards are inserted, helping them trace thieves or individuals using stolen devices.
- •Citizens are advised to be cautious when buying cheap second-hand phones from shopkeepers, as unknowingly purchasing stolen goods can lead to legal complications.
Key Questions Answered
If your mobile phone is lost or stolen, you should first register an online complaint on the CEIR portal using the phone's IMEI number and file a missing report at your nearest police station.
Once a complaint is registered on the CEIR portal, police track the mobile's location if someone inserts a new SIM card and activates the device. This helps authorities trace the user, investigate how they obtained it, and recover the phone.
Under the ongoing police recovery campaign, Jaunpur police have successfully recovered 201 mobile phones with an estimated value of around Rs 45 lakh and are returning them to their rightful owners.
