Hyderabad, July 23 -- 827 stolen and lost mobile phones were recovered by the Cyberabad Central Crime Station (CCS) and returned to their owners on Wednesday, July 23, as part of the 8th phase of recovery operations.

Over the past 45 days, police recovered 827 phones worth Rs 2 crore, using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal. Zone-wise, 180 phones were recovered by Madhapur CCS, 174 by Balanagar CCS, 176 by Medchal CCS, 153 by Rajendranagar CCS and 144 by Shamshabad CCS.

Speaking on the occasion, DCP Crimes A Muthyam Reddy emphasised the importance of promptly reporting lost or stolen mobile phones either at the nearest police station or via the CEIR portal.

So far, the Cyberabad police have returned 6,233 lost or st...