The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is a unique serial number alloted to every GSM mobile phone and is used by networks to identify valid phones and block stolen or blacklisted phones.

The arrested men include thieves, mobile phone shop owners and engineers at Gaffar Market who used to change the IMEI number of the phones. The gang targeted people carrying high-end smart phones.

A team of PS Karol Bagh busts an illegal mobile manufacturing and IMEI-changing unit, under operation 'Cyberhawk'. Five ...

A police team conducted a raid on November 20 at Aditya Electronics & Accessories. Five men were found at the spot engaged in ...

Chances of recovering your stolen or lost phone have just got slimmer. Delhi Police has stumbled upon a gang that has been ...

Next time you lose a cellphone, there may be lesser chances of getting it back. After the arrest of two accused from Gaffar Market on Sunday, police have found that International Mobile Station ...

Cell phone theft, once regarded as a petty crime, seems to be turning into an inter-State racket. The Mumbai Police Crime Branch has arrested two accused whose only job was to pick up stolen handsets ...

Mumbai: A police team conducted a raid at Sara Market in Musafirkhana on October 25 and arrested a man for illegally changing IMEI numbers of stolen cell phones using high-tech devices. The accused, ...

During the interrogation, the accused allegedly admitted to buying old phones from scrap dealers and repairing them with new ...