Cops hand back 78 recovered mobile phones to owners
Work on to track 100 more devices, says SSP
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In a special operation under SSP-Jalandhar Harvinder Virk, 78 mobile phones recovered by the Jalandhar Rural police were handed back to their owners by the police.
The special operation was carried out by a team constituted under the directions of the SSP.
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The police said a majority of the mobile phones, which have been recovered and handed back, had been misplaced and some had also been snatched.
Speaking to mediapersons, Virk said following the hard work of the police teams, 78 mobile phones were recovered and handed back to their owners today. The SSP added that in 2025, the police had traced 299 mobile phones. All of these phones have been handed back to owners.
SSP Virk further said, "The cost of the mobile phones are pegged at about Rs 20,50,600. These phones were lost from various areas, including Nakodar, Shahkot, Adampur, Phillaur and Lohian."
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