India, July 13 -- The Central Noida police under the Gautam Budh Nagar police commissionerate recovered and returned 100 lost smartphones to their owners in a proactive initiative, officials said on Saturday.

The recoveries, made in the last few months, were done with the help of the Surveillance Cell of Central Noida, in coordination with Phase 2 police station, through the use of electronic surveillance and case-by-case investigation.

"These phones had been reported as missing at various police stations under the central Noida zone, and the Surveillance Cell worked meticulously to trace them back to the users," said DCP Central Noida Shakti Mohan Awasthi. A distribution event was held at Phase 2 police station to return the recovered ...