The Ghatkopar police on Tuesday returned 165 recovered mobile phones to their owners. The mobiles were either stolen or lost. The Ghatkopar police have arrested 25 people for stealing phones this year.

The police used the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) portal—set up by the Department of Telecommunications, union Ministry of Communications—to track the missing phones. The CEIR portal helps citizens track phones and block the number in use on a stolen phone.