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Real-life Ricky Bahl? How this man defrauded 25 women by marrying them & built crores-worth empire, with his son also helping him
Grest becomes first private firm to join govt IMEI verification platform
iPhone users among prime targets, three held with 66 stolen phones in Delhi

- Delhi IRS officer’s daughter rape-murder accused shows no regret, says 'If didi had given money, this would not have happened'
  In the South Delhi rape and murder case, police suspect former domestic help Rahul used a spare key to enter a Kailash Hills flat and attac...
  24 Apr, 2026, 10.32 AM IST
- Varanasi teen beaten to death over mobile theft suspicion, six accused absconding
  A teenager's life was tragically cut short in Varanasi's Panditpur area. Accused of stealing a mobile phone, the 17-year-old was allegedly ...
  29 Mar, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
- Operation Echosteep: How a single stolen iPhone helped UK police bust a $200 million phone smuggling ring
  A single tracked iPhone helped UK police dismantle the largest mobile phone theft ring in history, uncovering 40,000 stolen devices bound f...
  07 Oct, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
- DoT's Sanchar Saathi traces over 20 lakh lost, stolen phones: MoS Telecom
  The telecom department's Sanchar Saathi platform has successfully traced over 20 lakh lost or stolen mobile phones, as stated by Minister C...
  20 Jun, 2025, 09.00 PM IST
- From stolen to recovered: How mobile phones are being returned to owners
  Stolen phones are finding their way back to owners in India. This is largely due to the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal. ...
  25 May, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
- The costly lesson about phone passwords that some Delhi residents just learnt
  Cops recently nabbed two criminal gangs involved in fund transfers using stolen mobile phones. These gangs trained minors to exploit weak p...
  22 Feb, 2025, 09.43 AM IST
- Where do stolen phones go? To IMEI ‘changers’; Police busts gang in Delhi
  Police in west Delhi have arrested three individuals for allegedly changing the IMEIs of stolen mobile phones. The gang reportedly aided sn...
  21 Feb, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
- Slow police response hampers govt effort to recover lost, stolen mobile phones
  “We have launched new modules on the Sanchar Saathi portal like reporting international calls with Indian numbers but when it comes to lost...
  13 Dec, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
- Users traced over 2.5 lakh missing phones using DoT's AI portal CEIR
  Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-based portal launched Central Equipment Identity Regist...
  08 Jun, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
- Around 5.4 lakh mobile phones blocked, 2.6 lakh lost ones traced using DoT portal
  India's artificial intelligence-based Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) has, within a month of its launch on 16 May, allowed mobil...
  08 Jun, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
- How to track and block your lost or stolen mobile phone. Here is the complete guide
  Losing a smartphone can be a frustrating experience, but with the Sanchar Saathi portal, you can track and block your lost device easily. T...
  17 May, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
- Centre to roll out pan-India mobile tracking system to aid finding lost devices
  The Indian government is planning the pan-India rollout of a tracking system for lost and stolen mobile phones. The Centre for Department o...
  14 May, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
- Phone lost or stolen? Now, track or block the device using IMEI number
  With the new technology, finding or blocking your lost phone without internet or GPS no longer remains an impossible task.
  07 Jul, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
- 2 GoAir officials arrested for stealing phones from a cargo shipment at airport: Police
  On September 19, a case was registered regarding theft of mobile phones from a cargo shipment that had arrived in Delhi onboard a GoAir fli...
  02 Oct, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
- Insurance firms told to pay Rs 37,000 to consumer for stolen mobile
  The judges ordered that Edelweiss and National Insurance are jointly liable to pay Rs 32,499, the cost of the cellphone, and an additional ...
  30 Oct, 2017, 11.46 AM IST
- Why tracking your stolen mobile phone may be tougher than ever
  Mobile phone's IMEI number that could help police trace your stolen device can now be altered using tools available in the grey market.
  28 Aug, 2017, 10.27 AM IST
- Now, mobiles will scream and go blank if stolen
  A new service that makes mobile phones emit a piercing electronic scream if stolen and automatically blocks access to sensitive data was la...
  03 Oct, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
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