Visakhapatnam, July 1 -- The Anakapalli police recovered 625 stolen and lost mobile phones worth Rs 1.20 crore and returned them to their owners, the police said.

With this recent recovery, the Anakapalli district police have now traced and returned a total of 3,336 mobile phones valued at Rs 5.27 crore to their owners throughout all phases of this initiative, said SP Tuhin Sinha.

Since the launch of the programme, the department has registered 5,600 complaints of lost or stolen mobile phones. Among them, the police have recovered and returned 2,711 devices to the victims in the previous nine phases.

"With this 10th instalment, a total of 3336 mobile phones worth approximately Rs 5.27 crore belonging to various companies have been reco...