3 min readMay 23, 2026 06:35 PM IST In the first 138 days of the year, the Delhi Police claimed it to have traced over 21,751 stolen and lost mobile phones, unlocked 14,613 devices, and returned 7,560 devices to the respective owners — a recovery rate of about 67 per cent — data that the police chief later flagged to be incorrect. The Delhi Police recovered the devices with the help of Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR). But after conducting a district-wise review of the CEIR data, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha has found disparities in the data, asking the force to reverify it. He has also directed the JCPs and DCPs to improve district-wise performance and ensure accuracy, accountability and effective utilisation of the CEIR portal. In an official communication, sent to senior police officers by the Delhi Police headquarters on May 19, it was stated that CP Golchha scanned the data furnished by all the 15 districts along with the records available on CEIR portal from January 1 to May 18 this year. …