{
  "id": 18603250,
  "title": "Diwali Gift For 274 People In Indore! Police Recover And Return Lost Mobile Phones Worth Over ₹78 Lakh, Owners Express Joy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/diwali-gift-for-274-people-in-indore-police-recover-and-return-lost",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/diwali-gift-for-274-people-in-indore-police-recover-and-return-lost-mobile-phones-worth-over-78-lakh-owners-express-joy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indore police recovered 168 lost mobile phones worth around Rs 58 lakh during a Diwali gift drive for 274 people. The phones were traced using technical evidence, location data, and assistance from different police stations and cyber cell teams. Teams from various circles and the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) collaborated to trace the phones, which were found across Madhya Pradesh and other states. Most of the recovered phones belonged to Banganga police station, with 112 phones returned. Other stations that recovered phones included Palasia, Hira Nagar, Sanyogitaganj, Kotwali, Tukoganj, Chhoti Gwaltoli, and MG Road. The combined value of the recovered phones is estimated at Rs 58,02,000. The city crime branch returned 106 mobile phones worth approximately Rs 20 lakh, all recovered from different parts of Madhya Pradesh and neighboring states following complaints on the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal and the Citizen Cop application. The crime branch's return of phones on the same day brought the total number of phones returned to 1,157 against complaints received in 2026. The owners of the recovered phones expressed joy and gratitude to the police, particularly as they received their phones ahead of Diwali.",
  "summary": "Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Zone-3 police recovered 168 lost mobile phones worth approximately Rs 58 lakh and returned them to their actual owners on Friday. The phones were traced with the help of technical evidence, mobile location details and cyber cell teams from different police stations. According to the police, the teams from different police stations and assistant commissioner of police…",
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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."
}