The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has awarded the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) to the police units of Palnadu, NTR and Eluru districts for ranking in the top three positions in finding lost or misplaced mobile phones.
DoT Deputy Director General (DDG) Hemant Rathwe (Security) and Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta presented the awards to Superintendent of Police (SP) Palnadu District, Police Commissioner NTR SV Rajasekhar Babu and Eluru District SP K. Pratap Shiva Kishore in Mangalagiri on Saturday.
Palnad District Police secured the top spot by recovering 4,303 (69.75%) lost mobile phones, while NTR Commissioner was second by recovering 2,929 (64%) phones. Eluru District Police secured the third position by securing 2,796 (62.18%) phones using the CEIR platform.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP-Law and Order) N. Madhusudhan Reddy, Inspector General of Police (IGP-Operations) Ch. Srikanth, DoT Director (Security) K. Ram Manohar and other officials were present.
Published – 09 May 2026 22:45 IST
