<p>Meerut Police on Thursday claimed that around 13,500 mobile phones in the country are running on the same International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), the number used to identify the device.</p>.<p>A case of fraud has been registered against the mobile phone manufacturing company and its service centre, the police said.</p>.<p>The matter surfaced after a police officer gave his mobile phone to the staff at the cybercrime cell for examination as his new phone was not working properly despite being repaired, said Meerut SP (city) Akhilesh N Singh.</p>.<p>The cyber cell found that around 13,500 other mobile phones are also running on the same IMEI as that of the police officer's phone, the superintendent of police said.</p>.<p>He said the matter is a serious security issue. Prima facie it appears to be negligence on the part of the mobile phone company and criminals can use it to their advantage, Singh said.</p>.<p>He said that a case has been registered under relevant sections of the law at a police station and a team of experts has been called to look into the matter. </p>
<p>Meerut Police on Thursday claimed that around 13,500 mobile phones in the country are running on the same International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), the number used to identify the device.</p>.<p>A case of fraud has been registered against the mobile phone manufacturing company and its service centre, the police said.</p>.<p>The matter surfaced after a police officer gave his mobile phone to the staff at the cybercrime cell for examination as his new phone was not working properly despite being repaired, said Meerut SP (city) Akhilesh N Singh.</p>.<p>The cyber cell found that around 13,500 other mobile phones are also running on the same IMEI as that of the police officer's phone, the superintendent of police said.</p>.<p>He said the matter is a serious security issue. Prima facie it appears to be negligence on the part of the mobile phone company and criminals can use it to their advantage, Singh said.</p>.<p>He said that a case has been registered under relevant sections of the law at a police station and a team of experts has been called to look into the matter. </p>