New Delhi: 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 within 20 days, officials said on Friday.

According to police, mobile thefts account for over 80 per cent of all crimes registered in the Delhi Metro.

‘Mission Reconnect’ launched to track stolen phones

On January 30, the Metro unit launched ‘Mission Reconnect - Your Phone's Journey Back Home’ to address the rising number of mobile thefts. The initiative involved five specialised units, including a technical unit, field unit, nodal officers' unit, court facilitation unit, and reconnecting unit, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro) Hareshwar Swami said.

"Thirty-two specialised teams traversed 16 states—from Kerala to Jammu and Kashmir, and from Meghalaya to Gujarat—tracking stolen devices, apprehending perpetrators, and restoring property to its rightful owners," the DCP said.

Recovered mobiles handed over at police event

The Metro unit formally launched the initiative at a function held at Utsav Sadan on Friday, where around 250 complainants were present. During the event, police handed over 201 recovered mobile phones to their rightful owners.

With PTI inputs