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The Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) helps users to report their lost or stolen devices. This portal helps the police to block and trace these devices.
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Highlights
- Lost phones are being received from the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR).
- Phone blocks and traces can be done from CEIR portal.
- Ghaziabad police recovered 1,200 phones from CEIR.
New Delhi. Many smartphone users have told that their lost devices are getting back through the courier 2-3 years ago. Surprisingly, this is not happening due to changing the heart of the thief, but the government has implemented a system that users can easily report their lost device to the police, which helps them in early recovery. This system is the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), which is part of the communication partner portal. Through this platform, users can block and trace their lost or stolen mobile phones. By blocking the IMEI number of these devices, they are made impossible to use, making illegal occupation and resale. Apart from this, this initiative also helps in rapid recovery of lost phones.
Recently, the Ghaziabad police have recovered about 1,200 smartphones using this system and people from many states have got back through their handset courier.
What to do if the phone is stolen or lost?
If you have lost your smartphone and want to report it, then here is the way to do so through this portal:
1. Search sanchar saathi portal on Google.
2. Go to sancharsaathi.gov.in.
3. Click on ‘Block Your Lost/Stolen Mobile Handset’ under ‘Citizen Centric Services’.
4. Select ‘Block Lost/Stolen Mobile Handset’.
5. Enter a mobile number which is currently in use.
6. Enter IMEI number of lost or stolen smartphone.
7. Fill the remaining details and submit your request.
By following these steps, you can report your lost or stolen device to block and trace near CEIR.
Meanwhile, in the CII Annual Business Summit in 2025, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed confidence that India would become the major center of the world in terms of data in the next five years. He said that India is known as Digital-First Economy, which is the result of major changes in the telecom industry.