CEIR portal helps tracking of lost or stolen mobile phones within 24 hours of the report
The HinduThe Dakshina Kannada district police were able to recover a total of 10 mobile phones within 24 hours of their loss on Thursday and Friday, February 23 and 24 through the Central Equipment Identity Register Portal, ceir.gov.in, of the Union Department of Telecommunications. On Thursday, seven mobile phones were recovered through CEIR portal by the Cybercrime, Economic Offences and Narcotics Police Station, Uppinangady, Puttur Town and Sulia Police Stations. From a situation where people had to forget lost mobile phones, the system has developed into tracking the lost/ stolen mobile phones within 24 hours, he told The Hindu. Besides ensuring retrieval of the lost mobile phone, CEIR also ensures lost/stolen phones were not used for illegal activities thereby helping enforcement agencies. Mr. Amathe urged people to make use of the CEIR portal extensively to retrieve their lost mobile phones.