Report a lost or found item to Pune City Police

Pune City Police provides an official Lost and Found online form for reporting items such as documents, identity cards, mobile phones and other articles.

Official Pune City Police Lost & Found:
https://punepolice.gov.in/report-us/lost-and-found

Important distinction: Pune City Police states that this application is for providing lost/found information and that reports submitted under this application are not investigated through the lost-and-found facility. A lost-item report should therefore not automatically be described as an FIR.

Steps to submit Pune Police Lost & Found report

Open the official Pune City Police Lost & Found page.

Use the current Pune City Police website rather than the older legacy URL.

Open Lost & Found

Select the report type.

Choose whether the item is Lost or Found.

Select the police station and article/document type.

Choose the relevant police station and the category of article shown in the form.

Enter the item details.

Provide the document number or IMEI where applicable, the date and time, place of loss/finding, and a useful description of the article.

Enter your contact information.

Fill in your name, email address, mobile number, postal address and PIN code as requested.

Complete verification and submit.

Read the declaration carefully, complete OTP/captcha verification where prompted, and submit the report. Keep the acknowledgement or digitally generated report safely.

Information you may need

Police station
Article/document type
Document or identification number
IMEI number for a mobile handset, if available
Date and approximate time of loss/finding
Place where the item was lost or found
Full name
Email address
Mobile number for OTP verification
Postal address and PIN code
Brief description of the item

If your mobile phone is lost

After registering the lost-mobile information with Pune City Police, the official Pune Police page directs users to the Government of India's CEIR/Sanchar Saathi system for blocking the handset and enabling all-India traceability.

Open Sanchar Saathi CEIR

Keep the phone's IMEI number, mobile number, police/lost report details and identity documents ready. If the phone is later recovered, CEIR also provides an unblocking facility.

When an FIR may be required

A simple accidental loss of a document or article is different from theft or another cognizable offence. If the facts indicate theft, snatching, robbery, cheating or another cognizable offence, merely filing a Lost & Found report may not be sufficient.

BNSS Section 173: governs information relating to cognizable offences. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 came into force on 1 July 2024.

BNSS Section 174: deals with information relating to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.

BNS Section 303: defines the offence of theft under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Where the facts disclose a cognizable offence, the matter should be reported to the police under the applicable criminal-procedure provisions rather than relying only on a lost-item acknowledgement.

Read BNSS on India Code Read BNS on India Code

Other Maharashtra Police online services

The Maharashtra Police CCTNS citizen portal provides state-level citizen services and online complaint facilities. Online complaints may be referred to the concerned police station for clarification or statement.

Maharashtra Police Citizen Services

Emergency and help numbers

Police emergency: 112 / 100
Women Helpline: 1091
Senior Citizens: 1090
Childline: 1098

Disclaimer

This page is for general information and guidance. Police portals, forms and procedures may change. Always confirm the latest requirements on the official Pune City Police, Maharashtra Police CCTNS, Sanchar Saathi CEIR and India Code websites.

Pune Police Lost & Found Report Online