Gandhinagar, April 30 -- Gujarat Police has secured the third position among major states in the country in tracing stolen mobile phones, setting a new benchmark with a recovery rate that surpasses the national average.

As per the Chief Minister's Office, with an impressive recovery rate of 46.71 per cent, the force successfully returned 53,564 handsets to their actual owners over the past year. In recognition of this achievement, nodal officers from Ahmedabad City, Dang, and Bhavnagar districts were honoured by State Police Chief K L N Rao for their exemplary performance in mobile recovery.

Through the joint efforts of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Gujarat Police, the state has achieved a significant national milestone...