Ludhiana, Nov. 7 -- For 717 people in Ludhiana, this Diwali brought an unexpected gift as the police returned their stolen, snatched and lost mobile phones on Saturday. Many recipients said they had given up hope of ever getting their devices back, while some revealed that they were still paying monthly installments for the phones they had lost.

The recipients were invited to the Police Lines to let them collect their recovered gadgets.

Additional commissioner of police Rupinder Singh said the recoveries were made possible through coordinated efforts by the district police and cybercrime teams. He urged citizens to immediately report the loss or theft of mobile phones at the nearest Saanjh Kendra. Once a complaint is registered, the dev...