Mumbai Techie Tracks Stolen Phone in Varanasi; Police In-Charge Suspended

• Mumbai-based software engineer Ankita Gupta's phone was stolen at Varanasi's Assi Ghat last week.
• Gupta, with friends' help, independently tracked her stolen mobile phone's location.
• She identified a house in Varanasi's Manduadih area and informed the authorities.
• Police launched an internal inquiry, finding negligence by the Assi Ghat police outpost in-charge.
• The negligent police in-charge was suspended on January 4 following Deputy Commissioner Gaurav Kumar's order.

Why It Matters: A Mumbai techie's self-tracking led to her stolen phone's recovery and police action in Varanasi.