The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced that its digital safety initiative, Sanchar Saathi, has enabled the recovery of over 50,000 lost and stolen mobile handsets across India in October 2025 for first time. The overall recovery nationwide has also crossed the 700,000 milestone.
Karnataka and Telangana have emerged as top-performing states, each crossing 100,000 recoveries; Maharashtra follows with over 80,000. Notably, monthly recoveries have surged by 47 per cent from June to October 2025. With the help of this system, more than one handset is being recovered every minute across the country.
At the core of this achievement is a robust, indigenously developed platform, integrating automated workflows and real-time device traceability. Sanchar Saathi’s advanced technology prevents the misuse of blocked devices. when a SIM is inserted into a reported handset, the system triggers alerts to both the registered citizen and the relevant police station, enabling faster and more efficient recovery.
