Mumbai Police Busts Major iPhone Theft Racket, Thousands of Phones Recovered

• Mumbai Police uncovered a large-scale mobile phone theft racket, recovering over 5,000 stolen phones.
• The CEIR portal helped trace phones lost in Mumbai to villages in North India, including Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
• Stolen iPhones and Android phones were being sold for as low as 1,000 to 3,000 rupees to unsuspecting buyers.
• Alerts from the CEIR portal, triggered by new SIM card insertions, provided police with user details and locations.
• Special teams, guided by Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, conducted operations in areas like Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Why It Matters: Mumbai Police, using the CEIR portal, exposed a major mobile theft racket and recovered thousands of stolen phones.