Lahore Police Launches Mobile App To Curb Mobile Theft

The mobile application, named E-Gadget can be downloaded from Android Playstore or Apple Istore.

Lahore (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 14th March, 2019) Stealing mobile phones would not be easy anymore as Lahore Police has launched a mobile application to monitor, trace and recover stolen mobile phones.

The mobile application has been developed in joint cooperation by Punjab Police and Punjab Information Technology board (PITB).

The mobile application, named E-Gadget can be downloaded from Android Playstore or Apple Istore.

The ceremony to launch pilot version of the app was held in Lahore DIG Investigation’s office.

Lahore CCPO B.A Nasir was chief guest on the occasion.

DIG Investigation Dr Inaam Wahid, DIG Operations Waqas Nazeer, SSP Admin Mutazir Mehdi, SSP Investigations Zeeshan Asghar, SSP (CRO) Ahsan Saifullah, senior police officers, trade leaders and media representatives were also present at the launch ceremony.

People associated with the mobile phone business will be able to register themselves easily through the E-Gadget app.

The shopkeepers will save IMEI numbers of each mobile phone in the application so that the database of stolen devices can be made available to the police.

Terming this app revolutionary, the CCPO Lahore said that it will protect the business of mobile phones.

The citizens would not have to face the loss of their mobile phones as the efficient use of the app can reduce mobile theft in the city by 60 to 70 per cent.