Kurnool police returns 679 recovered mobile phones worth ₹1.36 crore

Superintendent of Police Vikrant Patil handed over a lost mobile phone at the fifth ‘Mobile Recovery Mela’ in Kurnool on Wednesday. | Photo credit: ARRANGEMENT

The Kurnool district police on Wednesday handed over 679 recovered mobile phones worth ₹ 1.36 crore to their owners during the fifth ‘Mobile Recovery Mela’ organized at the district police office here.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikrant Patil told a press conference that the devices were traced and recovered by district cyber labs and police teams from various states, including Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Karnataka. The SP said that through the five recovery drives conducted so far, the district police has secured and returned 3,081 lost and stolen mobile phones worth about ₹6.2 crore.

Mr. Vikrant Patil appealed to the public to immediately report missing mobile phones by sending the IMEI details of their handset through the Kurnool Police website, apart from lodging complaints at the nearest police station or the Central Device Registry (CEIR) portal. He specified that the recovery service is provided completely free of charge.

The SP said smartphones store sensitive personal, financial and business information, so prompt reporting is necessary to prevent misuse by criminals.

Later, the owners who received their mobile phones organized a felicitation program for the police personnel involved in the rescue operation.

Published – 08 Jul 2026 18:47 IST