Government To Launch CEIR Portal For Lost Mobile Blocking, Tracking System on May 17
1 year, 10 months ago

Government To Launch CEIR Portal For Lost Mobile Blocking, Tracking System on May 17

News 18  

People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India with the rollout of a tracking system by the government this week, a senior government official said. WATCH VIDEO: CEIR Mobile Tracker: Block Your Stolen Phone with IMEI | Government CEIR Portal Launch “The system is ready and now it will be deployed across India in this quarter. Recently, Karnataka Police recovered and handed over more than 2,500 lost mobile phones to their owners using the CEIR system. Apple already has a system to track lost mobile phones with the help of Apple ID but major issues have been around Android mobile phones.

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NTR district police recover 372 mobiles worth ₹60 lakh
1 month, 1 week ago

NTR district police recover 372 mobiles worth ₹60 lakh

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: NTR district police have recovered 372 mobile phones whose market value is about ₹60 lakh. Rajasekhar Babu personally handed over the recovered phones to their respective owners at a special event held on Sunday at the Command Control Centre. Rajasekhar Babu said they utilised the Central Equipment Identity Register portal, which assists in recovering stolen or lost mobile phones. …

Telangana police traces 35 lost mobile phones, returns them to rightful owners
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana police traces 35 lost mobile phones, returns them to rightful owners

India Today  

Telangana police under the Rachakonda Commissionerate successfully traced and returned 35 lost mobile phones to their rightful owners. Upon receiving complaints from several people, the police registered cases and used the C-I App Portal to track the lost mobile phones, an official said. Following this process, Balapur Police under the Rachakonda Commissionerate successfully retrieved 35 mobile phones and returned them …

Vellore police return missing phones to owners
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vellore police return missing phones to owners

The Hindu  

The district police in Vellore handed 230 lost and found mobile phones to the owners here on Saturday with the Superintendent of Police, N. Mathivanan, distributing the phones worth Rs 46 lakh that were recovered by the Vellore district cyber crime police to the owners. Saturday’s initiative comes after the formation of a Cyber Crime police unit at the SP …

Cyberabad police recover 1,100 stolen mobile phones worth Rs.3.30 Cr
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyberabad police recover 1,100 stolen mobile phones worth Rs.3.30 Cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police recovered 1,100 stolen and lost mobile phones over the past 45 days. Speaking on the occasion, DCP Crimes, K. Narasimha, said “With mobile phones playing an essential role in our daily lives, the recovery drive underscores the Cyberabad police commitment to protecting citizens from cybercrimes.” Mobile theft remains a persistent issue, often exploited by cybercriminals to …

Rajanna Sircilla Police Achieve Top Recovery Rate for Lost Mobile Phones
8 months ago

Rajanna Sircilla Police Achieve Top Recovery Rate for Lost Mobile Phones

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Rajanna Sircilla police officials have topped the charts in Telangana by recovering 84 percent of mobile phones lost between 20 April 2023 and July 2024, thanks to the Central Equipment Identity Register. Compared to other districts, excluding police commissionerates, Rajanna Sircilla police have achieved the highest recovery rate of lost mobile phones using the advanced CEIR technology. The SP …

Telangana tops in recovery of lost mobiles
8 months ago

Telangana tops in recovery of lost mobiles

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana police have topped the chart in the country in terms of the recovery of stolen or lost mobile phones using the CEIR portal. The state police department has recovered 21,193 stolen or lost mobiles this year. The efforts made by the Telangana cybercrime department and CID using the CEIR portal led to the recovery of 1,000 stolen …

Government of India Blocks 372 Mobiles, Suspends 906 for Fraud
10 months, 1 week ago

Government of India Blocks 372 Mobiles, Suspends 906 for Fraud

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With prompt approach of citizens to the department of telecommunications on cyber or financial frauds, the government on Tuesday blocked 372 mobile handsets within 24 hours linked to these mobile numbers on a pan-India basis. Expressing gratitude to those who are coming forward and reporting about cyber frauds, the DoT, however, said in a statement that this collaborative …

DoT directs telcos to block 28,200 mobile handsets, re-verify 20 lakh mobile numbers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

DoT directs telcos to block 28,200 mobile handsets, re-verify 20 lakh mobile numbers

The Hindu  

The Department of Telecom has directed telecom operators to block 28,200 mobile handsets and carry out immediate reverification of 20 lakh mobile connections for their alleged link with cyber crimes, according to an official statement on May 10. "Subsequently, DoT issued directions to telecom service providers for pan India blocking of 28,200 mobile handsets and to carry out immediate reverification …

Over 20,000 lost/stolen mobile phones in T.N. blocked through Central portal, police on track of over 8,000
1 year ago

Over 20,000 lost/stolen mobile phones in T.N. blocked through Central portal, police on track of over 8,000

The Hindu  

As many as 1,580 lost or stolen mobile phones have been successfully recovered, bringing relief to their owners, thanks to the Central Equipment Identity Register System which was introduced last year. Sanjay Kumar said both law enforcement agencies and the public can request the blocking of IMEI numbers associated with stolen or lost devices. The Department of Telecommunication has successfully …

Citizen can track, recover their lost/stolen phones quickly now: C-DOT
1 year, 4 months ago

Citizen can track, recover their lost/stolen phones quickly now: C-DOT

The Hindu  

Citizens can now block, track down and recover their lost or stolen mobile phones easily if they promptly reported such incidents on the right channel! The Centre for Development of Telematics, a telecommunications technology development centre under the Department of Telecom claims that its citizen centric portal, Sanchar Saathi, has received impressive responses from citizens who lost their mobile devices …

Vizag: Cops recover 200 lost mobile phones worth Rs 50 lakhs
1 year, 7 months ago

Vizag: Cops recover 200 lost mobile phones worth Rs 50 lakhs

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Central Crime Station police have recovered around 200 lost mobiles worth Rs.50 lakhs and handed them over to the owners as a part of the mobile phones recovery programme. Visakhapatnam police commissioner C. M. Trivikram said a portal has been launched for registration of complaints of lost phones within the city limits. Speaking at a press conference, the …

Cyber crime wing to use CEIR portal for tracing stolen or lost mobile phones
1 year, 7 months ago

Cyber crime wing to use CEIR portal for tracing stolen or lost mobile phones

The Hindu  

August 15, 2023 09:06 pm | Updated 09:06 pm IST - CHENNAI Tracing stolen and lost mobile phones could become easier in future in the State. The Tamil Nadu Cyber Crime Wing along with the Department of Telecommunications shall be using the Central Equipment Identity Register portal to facilitate people report their lost or stolen mobile devices. A senior police …

300 Stolen Mobiles Supplied to IMEI Tampering Gangs
1 year, 7 months ago

300 Stolen Mobiles Supplied to IMEI Tampering Gangs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Cyberabad police have arrested a former RTC employee Garadi Ramanji, a habitual offender. The police found that a few days before he landed in the police net, has disposed of around 300 mobile phones including high end mobile phones belonging to reputed brands. He was involved in buying stolen mobile phones at cheap rates and selling them to gangs …

Telangana first in India in recovering lost mobile phones
1 year, 7 months ago

Telangana first in India in recovering lost mobile phones

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Central Equipment Identity Register portal has helped the Telangana Police to track 68% of lost or missing mobile phones. State DGP Anjani Kumar congratulated the nodal officer ADG CID and the team for coordinating with DOT Hyderabad to make the state top. The DoT-developed CEIR portal, which is intended to help curb the theft of mobiles and counterfeit …

CEIR-tech helps TS police recover 2,219 missing mobile devices
1 year, 9 months ago

CEIR-tech helps TS police recover 2,219 missing mobile devices

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana police, with the assistance of the telecommunications department, have traced 2,219 mobile phones that were lost or went missing, by using the Central Equipment Identity Register technology, in the last two months. Nearly 60 personnel were provided training and CEIR user IDs were distributed to all 780 police stations under 31 police units. Police officials said that …

CEIR portal helps trace over 1k lost phones
1 year, 10 months ago

CEIR portal helps trace over 1k lost phones

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A mobile phone of Cheedella Sravanthi, a techie residing at Madhapur, was stolen from the hostel where she was residing, in April 2023. Thanks to the Central Equipment Identity Register, a new application to trace lost and stolen mobiles, Sravanthi’s mobile phone was traced in less than an hour of reporting it to the police and Vinod’s was traced …

Now, You Will be Able to Block & Track Your Lost Mobile With Govt Help: Read How
1 year, 10 months ago

Now, You Will be Able to Block & Track Your Lost Mobile With Govt Help: Read How

News 18  

People will be now able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India via the Sanchar Saathi portal launched by the Department of Telecom on Tuesday. Union telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that through Sanchar Saathi Portal, people will be able to block, track and check the genuineness of a used device before buying them. There …

Govt launches AI-powered portal 'Sanchar Saathi' to find lost phones, fake phone numbers
1 year, 10 months ago

Govt launches AI-powered portal 'Sanchar Saathi' to find lost phones, fake phone numbers

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Department of Telecom launched a new portal named Sanchar Saathi which will help mobile phone users to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India. The first reform is the Centralised Equipment Identity Register which helps block, track and trace a mobile phone if it is lost or stolen. The CEIR will help keep …

GoI to soon launch CEIR tracking system for lost or stolen phones, but privacy remains a concern
1 year, 10 months ago

GoI to soon launch CEIR tracking system for lost or stolen phones, but privacy remains a concern

Firstpost  

There’s nothing more upsetting than losing your mobile phone or having it stolen and then dealing with getting a SIM reissued, and worrying that your phone may be used for nefarious purposes. At the core of this system lies the IMEI number, a distinct identifier assigned to each phone and registered with telecom providers in India as soon as the …

IT Minister unveils portal for tracking and recovering lost mobile phones
1 year, 10 months ago

IT Minister unveils portal for tracking and recovering lost mobile phones

India TV News  

Communications and Electronics & IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday launched the Sanchar Saathi portal with the aim to help millions of people track their lost or stolen mobile phones. The CEIR is for blocking stolen/lost mobiles while knowing your mobile connections is to know mobile connections registered in your name and the ASTR will help to identify fraudulent subscribers. …

Govt to roll out lost mobile blocking, tracking system pan-India on May 17
1 year, 10 months ago

Govt to roll out lost mobile blocking, tracking system pan-India on May 17

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India with the rollout of a tracking system by the government this week, a senior government official said. The CEIR will be able to block any cloned mobile phones on the network with the help of various databases," Upadhyay said. Recently, Karnataka Police …

Govt. to roll out lost mobile blocking, tracking system pan-India on May 17
1 year, 10 months ago

Govt. to roll out lost mobile blocking, tracking system pan-India on May 17

The Hindu  

People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India with the rollout of a tracking system by the government this week, a senior government official said. The CEIR will be able to block any cloned mobile phones on the network with the help of various databases," Mr. Upadhyay said. Recently, Karnataka Police recovered …

Govt to roll out lost mobile blocking, tracking system pan-India
1 year, 10 months ago

Govt to roll out lost mobile blocking, tracking system pan-India

India TV News  

People will be able to block and track their lost or stolen mobile phones across India with the rollout of a tracking system by the government this week, a senior government official said. The CEIR will be able to block any cloned mobile phones on the network with the help of various databases," Upadhyay said. Recently, Karnataka Police recovered and …

State police to introduce CEIR equipment to track lost mobile phones
1 year, 11 months ago

State police to introduce CEIR equipment to track lost mobile phones

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Director General of Police Anjani Kumar, on Tuesday announced that a tracking system called Central Equipment Identity Register would be introduced to trace lost or stolen cell phones. Additional DGP Mahesh Bhagwat said that police officers were being trained on this system in 750 police stations. If someone comes to the police station regarding a lost cell phone, the …

Lost your mobile phone? Here’s how the Mysuru police traced 15 lost devices and returned it to their owners
2 years ago

Lost your mobile phone? Here’s how the Mysuru police traced 15 lost devices and returned it to their owners

The Hindu  

A total of 15 mobile phones, which had either been stolen or lost in Mysuru city during the last one month, were returned to their owners at a function in the City Police Commissioner’s office on Saturday. Launch of CEIR portal City Police Commissioner Ramesh B said mobile phones, either stolen or lost, can now be traced quickly thanks to …

Police set to use central register to track, block missing phones
2 years ago

Police set to use central register to track, block missing phones

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana Police is introducing the central equipment identity register, a recent technology that enables people who have lost their phones to report the same at their nearest police station, to block or trace it. The move comes days after the Andhra Pradesh Police initiated a novel initiative of tracing missing or stolen phones and couriering the same to …

Govt making it easier for everyone in India to find their lost or stolen phones, here are the details
2 years ago

Govt making it easier for everyone in India to find their lost or stolen phones, here are the details

India Today  

Central Equipment Identity Registry, the central system to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone market and managed by the Department of Telecommunications, is now available in all states and Union Territories in India. It's free to use, though users need to submit to keep their phone's IMEI number handy. CEIR essentially blocks or blacklists the phone via the IMEI number and …

City police trace 124 mobile phones, return 39 with help of CEIR portal
2 years ago

City police trace 124 mobile phones, return 39 with help of CEIR portal

The Hindu  

Three months after he lost his mobile phone, Preetish from the city lodged a police complaint a few days ago with the least hope of getting it back. To his surprise, the next day, the city police traced his mobile phone to Udupi and handed it over to Mr. Preetish on Thursday at the Police Commissioner’s office. Mr. Jain told …

CEIR portal helps tracking of lost or stolen mobile phones within 24 hours of the report
2 years, 1 month ago

CEIR portal helps tracking of lost or stolen mobile phones within 24 hours of the report

The Hindu  

The 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 …

Registration of IMEI number of all mobile phones must before sale in India from next year
2 years, 6 months ago

Registration of IMEI number of all mobile phones must before sale in India from next year

India TV News  

The government has made the registration of IMEI number of all mobile phones mandatory before their sale in India on its anti-counterfeit and lost handset blocking portal from January 1, 2023. According to a notification dated September 26, all mobile phones, whether made locally or imported, will need to be registered and get IMEI certificates from the Indian Counterfeited Device …

Lost your smartphone? This app developed by Govt will help you locate it easily - Details
2 years, 6 months ago

Lost your smartphone? This app developed by Govt will help you locate it easily - Details

India TV News  

Our mobile handset is our extended arm, which does nearly everything for us- from handling our bank details, accounts, payments, photographs, gaming and calling of course. Many of you might buy a new mobile phone after the device is lost or stolen, but do you know that any person can misuse your lost device in several ways? Note: The most …

Gurugram Police return 130 stolen mobiles worth Rs 26 lakh to owners
2 years, 6 months ago

Gurugram Police return 130 stolen mobiles worth Rs 26 lakh to owners

India TV News  

Gurugram police have traced and returned 130 stolen/lost mobile phones worth around Rs 26 lakh to their owners, an official said on Monday. The mobile phones were handed over to their owners at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, West, Deepak Saharan. In view of the inconvenience caused to the mobile phone users due to the loss of …

Students develop tool for quick recovery of stolen phones
2 years, 7 months ago

Students develop tool for quick recovery of stolen phones

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh Police in Vizianagaram district along with a four-member team of information technology students have developed a new web portal called vzmmobiletracker.in to track 'missing mobiles'. In the past few days, we have successfully recovered 103 missing mobiles worth Rs 16.45 lakh.” The police department earlier used to take complaints from people about missing mobile phones in …

India, ASEAN approve digital work plan to combat use of stolen mobile handsets
3 years, 2 months ago

India, ASEAN approve digital work plan to combat use of stolen mobile handsets

The Hindu  

India and ASEAN nations have jointly approved a work plan under which they will develop a system to combat use of stolen and counterfeit mobile handsets, among other things, an official statement said on Saturday. The work plan was approved at the 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers' Meeting with India, held virtually on Friday. The work plan includes system for combating …

Centre launches portal to help recover stolen phones
5 years, 3 months ago

Centre launches portal to help recover stolen phones

The Hindu  

The Centre on Monday launched a new portal that will help consumers in the city in blocking as well as tracing lost or stolen cell phones. With the portal — www.ceir.gov.in — the users will be able to requests for blocking of stolen or lost mobile phones, share traceability data with the police and also unblock recovered phones. “Delhi telecom …

Web portal launched for Delhi-NCR residents to track or block their lost/stolen phones
5 years, 3 months ago

Web portal launched for Delhi-NCR residents to track or block their lost/stolen phones

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Phones users in Delhi-NCR who lose their handsets will now have some respite, with the government launching a portal that will enable blocking and tracing of stolen or lost mobile phones. The launch of the portal, www.ceir.gov.in, for Delhi-NCR subscribers will facilitate requests for blocking of stolen or lost mobile phones by customers, blocking of such mobile phones …

Government launches portal that will help you track your lost phone: How it works
5 years, 6 months ago

Government launches portal that will help you track your lost phone: How it works

Firstpost  

If your phone is lost or gets stolen, the CEIR website will allow you to file an official complaint online. The central government has launched a new project called the Central Equipment Identity Register, which will basically have a database of IMEIs of all the mobile operators. Essentially, if your phone is lost or gets stolen, you can head to …

DoT likely to start tracking system for lost, stolen mobiles next month
5 years, 8 months ago

DoT likely to start tracking system for lost, stolen mobiles next month

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government will launch a technology solution next month to enable detection of lost or stolen mobile phones that are operating in the country, an official said. The tracking system would make the detection of stolen mobile phones possible even if the SIM card is removed or unique code IMEI number is changed, the official revealed. The Department …

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