How 'Paharganj cloth traders' earned thousands by stealing only black, blue passenger bags at Delhi railway stationsDelhi Police have apprehended a gang of four professional bag lifters who disguised themselves as cloth traders to steal luggage at railway...
08 Jul, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
DoT's Sanchar Saathi traces over 20 lakh lost, stolen phones: MoS TelecomThe 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 ownersStolen 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
Lost & phoned: Rs 1 crore worth of stolen mobiles find their way back to Ghaziabad from Kashmir to KeralaGhaziabad police recovered 425 stolen mobile phones. The phones are worth Rupees one crore. Police used the CEIR system to track the phones...
15 Apr, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
The costly lesson about phone passwords that some Delhi residents just learntCops 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
Delhi: How a son turned detective to nab thieves and retrieve father’s phone without police helpAn airline worker in west Delhi successfully tracked down a man who had snatched his father's phone and wallet by reviewing CCTV footage sh...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
Noida man drugged and robbed by cab driver; Shocking details insideDuring the journey, the passenger, feeling thirsty, accepted a water bottle from the driver as a goodwill gesture. However, after consuming...
28 Feb, 2024, 07.57 PM IST
Apple agrees to settle lawsuit over iTunes gift card scamThe scam involves fraudsters who instill panic or urgency by insisting on phone that victims buy App Store and iTunes gift cards or Apple S...
04 Jan, 2024, 08.19 AM IST
The thieves who had a field day on Shah Rukh Khan's birthdayEvery year on November 2, hundreds of fans gather outside Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow Mannat to wish him on his birthday. King Khan comes out...
03 Nov, 2023, 01.24 PM IST
Kolkata man loses Rs 42,000 via UPI app 15 minutes after phone theftA resident of Kestopur in India lost Rs 42,000 ($570) within 15 minutes when his mobile phone was snatched by pickpockets. The thieves then...
10 Oct, 2023, 05.45 PM IST
Police response seen slow in helping DoT recover lost mobilesAs per officials, DoT is facing a hurdle in the issue of fake connections too, as states have to initiate penal action against the fraudste...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
How to track and block your lost or stolen mobile phone. Here is the complete guideLosing 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
Lost phones can be tampered with, tracking may be limitedThe central registry for stolen or lost mobiles may not be able to protect the tampering or untraceablity of the phones. The IMEI can also ...
02 Jan, 2020, 07.13 AM IST
Insurance firms told to pay Rs 37,000 to consumer for stolen mobileThe 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
MS Dhoni files complaint against three stolen mobile phones during hotel fireDhoni, along with his Jharkhand team, had on Friday escaped unhurt after a fire broke out at a hotel in Dwarka.
19 Mar, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
Smartphone application to allow loss of phones to be reportedA 'citizen cop' smartphone application downloaded by 46,000 cellular phone users so far, would enable people to report the loss of their va...
01 Dec, 2014, 10.46 PM IST
- Cops have no system for tracking lost phones
In reply to the Right to information plea, the police claimed that in the past two years 56,841 people have lost their phones.
06 Apr, 2010, 10.58 AM IST