Speaking at an open meet with the public in the Haldwani Kotwali, additional Director General of Police (law & order) Ashok Kumar assured the city residents that in case of their mobile phones being lost or stolen, they will receive more efficient assistance from the police. A mobile phone application has been developed and till the last month 55 out of the 75 mobile phones reported lost had been recovered by the police. Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Janmejay Khanduri informed accepting the challenge of recovering stolen and lost mobile phones, a team was formed by the police. The team succeeded in recovering 55 mobile phones from various locations in Nainital district, Udham Singh Nagar, parts of UP including Bareily, Rampur, Bijnor and Moradabad apart from Delhi and Haryana. The total value of mobile phones recovered is estimated to be about Rs 6 lakh, he added.