Man Loses Phones At Delhi's Jama Masjid. He Explains How He Traced Them

In a recent social media post, tech influencer Tech Star Shahrukh recounted a situation where he successfully recovered his lost phones thanks to technological safeguards. During a visit to Jama Masjid for Ramadan iftar, Shahrukh and his wife were carrying three smartphones: an Apple iPhone 13, a Xiaomi Civi 2, and a Redmi K50 Ultra. Upon leaving, they discovered a compartment in their bag containing two phones - the iPhone and the Xiaomi - had been tampered with and the devices were missing.

Despite warnings regarding past thefts, Shahrukh attempted to alert bystanders. Fortunately, the Xiaomi Civi 2 remained powered on due to its "Shutdown Confirmation" feature, which requires a password for device shutdown. This crucial detail proved to be a significant advantage.

Utilizing the "Find My Device" function on the Xiaomi website, Shahrukh was able to locate the missing phone. The phone began ringing audibly, leading to its recovery near Gate No 2 of Jama Masjid.

Shahrukh's experience underscores several security best practices.  First, removing the SIM card from a lost phone can significantly hinder recovery efforts. Second, he recommends avoiding carrying expensive electronics in crowded environments, suggesting a chest bag as a more secure alternative. Finally, Shahrukh emphasizes the importance of enabling the "Shutdown Confirmation" feature on mobile devices for an additional layer of security.

"Even though We got our phones back. That day still haunts us. It was pure horror. With some Luck, So Quick Thinking, Some Patience & Help of Allah, We were able to get it back. If thieves would have been more intelligent,
We would have lost it," Shahrukh wrote on X. 

See the viral post here:

Last Year,
My Apple iPhone 13 got stolen from Jama Masjid, New Delhi.

Here is how I got it back.

A Story of Hope, Patience & A Little bit of Luck. 👇 pic.twitter.com/GaLPXtoiiz

Since being posted, a tweet has collected more than 154,000 views on X and an array of comments. 

A user wrote, "Very nice but a little rich to judge the quality/ character of the entire crowd when carelessness reigns supreme."

Another user joked, "Moral of story - always, always, listen to your wife."

"I liked the whole thriller but this last thing must be removed so that thieves remain unaware about this trick, the third user wrote.