{
  "id": 12875167,
  "title": "Kurnool police recover 589 mobile phones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/kurnool-police-recover-589-mobile-phones",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:07:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kurnool-police-recover-589-mobile-phones/article71559326.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Kurnool district, police recovered 589 mobile phones valued at ₹1.20 crore on Thursday and returned them to their rightful owners. Superintendent of Police Vikrant Patil disclosed that a total of 3,670 mobile phones worth ₹7.36 crore had been recovered and handed back over six phases as part of the mobile recovery initiative. The SP explained that the District IT Core Team, Cyber Lab police, and local police were collaborating to locate lost or stolen mobile devices. Apart from Andhra Pradesh, mobile phones were recovered from other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Patil highlighted that smartphones now hold significant data such as banking information, contact details, photos, videos, and personal details. He advised people not to panic if their phones are lost or stolen, urging them to register the IMEI number and other details on the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal. The police would then use this information to trace and recover the device.",
  "summary": "Handing over the mobile phones to their owners, SP urges the public not to panic if they lose their mobile phones or if it gets stolen",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}