Overview
- The ninth phase of the recovery effort culminated on October 16 with a handover ceremony, covering devices worth about ₹3.2 crore.
- Zone-wise recoveries were reported as Madhapur 240, Balanagar 188, Medchal 195, Rajendranagar 233, and Shamshabad 205.
- Police said the CEIR platform enables IMEI blocking to prevent misuse and allows unblocking once a device is returned to its owner.
- Since 2023, Cyberabad has recovered 13,423 phones, and Telangana leads nationally with 1,00,020 devices recovered up to October 16, according to the state CID.
- Citizens were advised to report losses via the CEIR portal or local stations and to use helpline 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in, with one victim noting police froze his accounts to stop a ₹2 lakh fraud attempt.