Police–DoT Coordination Delivers Overall Landmark 7 Lakh+ Handset Recoveries
Karnataka & Telangana Lead with 1 Lakh+ Recoveries Each
47% Surge in Monthly Recoveries Shows Sanchar Saathi’s Accelerating Impact
India Now Recovers a Lost Phone Every Minute via Sanchar Saathi
DoT Urges Citizens to Use Sanchar Saathi App for Device Checks and Fraud Reporting
Sanchar Saathi Strengthens Citizen Protection Under Digital India Vision
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. This milestone reflects unwavering commitment to secure citizens’ digital assets and public trust in technology-driven governance. The overall recovery nationwide has also crossed the 7 lakh milestone.
Karnataka and Telangana have emerged as top-performing states, each crossing 1 lakh recoveries; Maharashtra follows with over 80,000. Notably, monthly recoveries have surged by 47 percent from June to October 2025, underlining the system’s growing efficiency and reach. With the help of this system, more than one handset is being recovered every minute across the country.
