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Verification facility for second-hand mobile sets

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NEW DELHI: Those desirous of buying a second-hand mobile phone and wanting to ascertain that it is not a stolen piece can now simply log on to the Delhi Police website for getting the answer to their query. With the IMEI number of the mobile phone, the website's stolen/ missing mobile phones link will verify its genuineness.

Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Muktesh Chander said on Saturday that the Computer Centre of the Crime Branch had been working on the project for about a month. "A data of around 5,000 stolen or missing mobile phones has already been uploaded and it is going to be a continuous process. We will also be putting in data available from neighbouring States like Rajasthan and Haryana," said Mr. Chander. The IMEI number of the mobile phone can be obtained by pressing *#06#.

The web-based module embedded with ZIPNET (Zonal Integrated Police Network) also has the facility to enable the police stations of not only Delhi but also of the neighbouring States to upload data on stolen mobile phones. This will help in upgrading the database.

Mr. Chander said that apart from the buyers, the dealers too could ensure that the mobile phones that have been supplied to them for resale were not stolen or not reported missing.

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