The bad guys are usually one step ahead of the law. It is no surprise therefore, when police officers throw their arms up in the air and say the cell phone you just lost, is as good as gone.

The Black Box, which is used by crooks to crack a mobile’s IMEI number

With the recent arrest of gang members of two different groups of mobile thieves, the Mumbai police have stumbled upon unique software that these men used to tamper with the International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers of stolen phones — making it next to impossible for cops to trace the cell phones.