Telangana tops in recovering stolen mobile phones through CEIR portal

Hyderabad: Telangana State has achieved the top position in the country in terms of the recovery rate (39 per cent) of lost or stolen mobile devices using the CEIR portal.

Director General of Police, Anjani Kumar, extended his congratulations to Nodal Officer ADG CID, Mahesh M. Bhagwat, and his team for their consistent monitoring and support to unit-level teams, resulting in this remarkable achievement, as stated in a police release on Friday.

The CEIR Portal, developed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to combat mobile theft and counterfeit devices, has proven to be a valuable resource for the citizens of Telangana.

The CEIR portal was officially launched nationwide on May 17, 2023, and was initiated on a pilot basis in Telangana State on April 19, 2023, while in Karnataka State in September 2022.

In Telangana State, Mahesh M. Bhagwat is designated as the Nodal Officer for the CEIR portal and also serves as the Super User. The CEIR portal is operational in all 780 Police Stations of Police Units in Telangana State.

Thanks to their dedicated efforts, a total of 10,018 lost or stolen mobile devices were recovered within 189 days, with the last 1,000 being recovered within just 14 days and returned to their rightful owners.

With 10,018 mobile devices recovered and a recovery rate of 39.00 percent, Telangana State stands at the forefront in the entire country for the recovery of lost or stolen mobile devices using the CEIR Portal, followed by Karnataka (36.00 percent) and Andhra Pradesh (30.00 percent) in the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively.

The following is the consolidated data from the CEIR portal of the state of Telangana for the period between April 20, 2023, and October 26, 2023. A total of 86,395 devices were blocked. Traceability reports were received for 25,598 devices, and 10,018 devices were unblocked and returned to their rightful owners.

Significant contributions within Telangana State were made by the Cyberabad Commissionerate with 1,428 recovered mobile devices, followed by the Hyderabad Commissionerate with 1,206 and the Rachakonda Commissionerate with 912 mobile devices, as well as the Warangal Commissionerates and Kamareddy.

To enhance user-friendliness and provide more efficient service to the citizens of Telangana, the Telangana Police, in coordination with the DoT, has successfully integrated the CEIR portal with the TS Police Citizen Portal.

As a result, citizens are encouraged to utilize this service on the TS Police Citizen Portal instead of visiting Mee Seva or Police Stations to report lost or missing mobile devices.