The Chennai city police on Tuesday returned 863 phones either lost or stolen which were worth over Rs 1 crore to their owners. The Chennai police teamed up with the cybercrime department in October to track missing phones across the city as a special effort. They used IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers of the phones to trace them swiftly.
On Tuesday, Chennai police has arranged a programme in Rajarathinam stadium, Chennai. The Commissioner Maheshkumar Agarwal IPS, Additional Commissioners R Dhinakaran (South) and A Arun (North) handed over the phones back to the owners during the program. This drive earned the police a lot of praise as happy phone owners took to thanking them publicly like Mohan Raj, a resident of Maduravoyal. He had lost two phones in the last three months and was ecstatic when he got both of them back.
The Chennai police had retrieved 863 phones in a special drive to trace lost or stolen phones. In September, at the end of a similar drive, the Chennai police had retrieved and returned 1,193 mobiles. During the pandemic hit period, when the economy and cash flow are less, the timely retrieval is greatly applauded by the public.
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