A total of 200 missing mobile phones worth Rs 32.26 lakh were recovered by Mobile Recovery Cell set up at Special Task Force, Uttarakhand between November 2017 and March, said state director general of police Anil K Raturi while addressing the media persons at police headquarters on Friday. The recovered mobile phones were handed over to their owners. Raturi appealed the people to register complaint at cyber crime police station about their missing mobile phone. They can also register their complaint through mobile phone number 9456591502 or inform the police through Facebook pages of Uttarakhand
Police and Cyber Thana Uttarakhand. The DGP said that Mobile Recovery Cell was set up at STF Uttarakhand in November 2017. Inspector Marut Sah has been made in-charge of Mobile Recovery Cell with sub-inspector Vinod Chaurasia, constables Manoj Beniwal and Pawan Kumar as its members. A total of 98 missing mobile phones were recovered between November 2017 and January 2018 while 102 mobile phones were found during February and March. Mobile phones were recovered from various parts of the state and other states including Uttar Pradesh.
The MRC had received several complaints this month from Uttarakhand and other States.
STF SSP Riddhim Aggarwal said that people should takea proper bill while purchasing phone from the shop. Shop owners should also collect mobile phone bill if they purchase old mobile phone from the persons concerned.