India, June 23 -- Losing a phone can disrupt daily life and raise concerns about privacy and security. Fortunately, several tools and government initiatives in India provide ways to locate, block, and recover lost or stolen mobile devices. One of the key resources available is the Sanchar Saathi portal, developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) under the Department of Telecom. This platform uses a centralised system to help track phones using their unique IMEI numbers.

The Sanchar Saathi portal connects users, police, cybercrime units, and telecom operators to combat mobile phone theft. Since its launch, it has blocked over three million devices and helped return more than four hundred thousand phones to their owners....