Telephones are uniquely recognized by their IMEI quantity. This quantity consists of 15 digits, which is assigned by the gadget producer. No telephone ought to have the identical IMEI quantity, sadly, that has what occurred to over 13,500 Vivo smartphones in India.

The investigation of a number of Vivo smartphones with the identical IMEI quantity started when a sub-inspector of Meerut came upon that the one on his telephone was modified when he obtained it from a Delhi service centre in the month of September 2019. The case was quickly assigned to the cyber cell workforce of Meerut Police.

Over the course of 5 months, the investigation revealed that greater than 13,500 Vivo smartphones throughout totally different states of India had that very same IMEI quantity. When questioned, the supervisor of the Delhi service centre denied altering them.

Since tampering of IMEI quantity is a felony offence, the police despatched a discover to Vivo India’s nodal officer Harmanjit Singh underneath Part 91 of the CrPC (Code of Legal Process).

Vivo India is but to touch upon this matter. Solely then, we will paint an image of what went improper these many numbers of telephones.

PSA: If you happen to purchased a brand new telephone or obtained it after repairs, be sure to examine the IMEI quantity in your handset matches with the one printed on the field and bill. To entry IMEI quantity on any telephone, open dialer and kind *#06#.

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