The Metro unit of Delhi Police has recovered and returned more than 450 stolen mobile phones valued at over Rs 1 crore to their owners in 20 days, officials said on Friday.
Mobile thefts constitute over 80 per cent of all crimes registered in Delhi Metro, police said.
The Metro unit of Delhi Police on January 30 started working on 'Mission Reconnect - Your Phone's Journey Back Home', under which five specialised units, including a technical unit, field unit, nodal officers' unit, court facilitation unit and reconnecting unit, were formed to solve the issue, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro), Hareshwar Swami, said.
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