India, May 13 -- The Delhi Police on Tuesday handed over more than 12,600 stolen and lost mobile phones to their rightful owners under its special initiative 'Operation Vishwas'.

The phones were returned during a program held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of Delhi University's North Campus in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha.

According to the police, more than 19,000 mobile phones have been recovered in the last 45 days with the help of the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal, pushing the recovery rate of stolen and lost phones to 74 per cent in 2026, compared to 12 per cent in 2025 and five per cent in 2024. "Dedicated police teams across all districts worke...