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Hyderabad, April 18 ( Zahid hussain PMI): Director General of Police Anjani Kumar today announced that a new tracking system called “Central Equipment Identity Register” (CEIR) will be introduced to trace lost or stolen cell phones. SPs, CPs of all districts were made aware of the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) policy through video conference.
Speaking on the occasion, DGP Anjani Kumar said the cell phone has become the most widely used electronic gadget and in this context, the number of cases of theft and missing of cell phones has increased significantly. He advised Police Officers to spread awareness among common people in villages and towns about CEIR, which is being introduced to locate lost cell phones. He said this policy will be launched on May 17 as World Telecom Day.
Additional DG Mahesh Bhagwat said police officers are being trained on this system in 750 police stations of the State. He said awareness programs should be held every day in the circle and division of the police station so that everyone who uses cell phone knows about CEIR. If someone comes to the police station with a lost cell phone, the respective receptionist should enter the complete details in the Central Equipment Identity Register app. If someone who has dropped a cell phone or someone has stolen it, there is a high chance of finding it immediately if he registers it in CEIR.
He said through the CEIR application which has been introduced by the Central Government, it will help a lot to find such mobiles, even if the cell phone is lost or stolen anywhere. CEIR has been introduced under the auspices of the Ministry of Telecom. Those who lost their mobiles should log in to www.ceir.gov.in website. It will show Request for Blocking Lost/Stolen Mobile link. Click on it and upload the lost phone numbers, IMEI numbers, company name, model, and purchased bill.
The date where the mobile was lost, State, district and police station complaint details should be entered. Finally, user’s name, address, identity card, e-mail id, another mobile number for OTP should be given. After all this is done, an ID number will be received and the respective ID phone status can be known. After finding mobile, the user should go to the same website and click on the link called On Block/Found Mobile. Once the ID is entered, the phone will be unlocked. CEIR application should be used to provide information to the police in their jurisdiction immediately after the incident.
Deputy Director General of Telecom Department Rajasekhar, Directors Murali Krishna, Raghava Reddy, Additional DG Mahesh Bhagwat attended the video conference. Additional DGs Anil Kumar, Shika Goyal, Sanjay Kumar Jain, Shivdhar Reddy, Abhilash Bist, IGs Kamalasan Reddy, Chandra Shekar Reddy, Shanawaz Kasim, DIG Ramesh Reddy, SPs Lavanya and Vijay Kumar also participated. (PMI)
