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Lost my Aadhaar, PAN and other documents
What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).
Make my own list — free, 2 minutesYour situation
- What did you lose? ID or important documents
Where you stand
- In your favour A blocked phone can be traced on CEIR if someone puts in a new SIM.
- Next step Most duplicates (PAN, Aadhaar, RC, certificates) can be applied for online with the police report.
Papers to gather
- FIR or lost-article report with its number
Needed for CEIR, duplicates and insurance. Where: State police website or police station. - List of documents lost with their numbers
Duplicates are faster with numbers. Where: DigiLocker, photocopies, emails.
You may also need, depending on your answers
- Cyber complaint for any money taken or misuse — Starts freezing of money.
What the law says
Theft is an offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; most state police let you file an e-FIR for theft or a lost-article report online. The Department of Telecommunications’ CEIR system (on Sanchar Saathi) blocks a phone on all networks by IMEI and helps trace it, using your police report number. Duplicate documents are issued by the department that issued them, usually against the police report.
General information, not legal advice.
Saboot will also ask
- Was it stolen or lost?
- Has anything been misused (money taken, messages sent)?
Similar situations
- Phone stolen — block it and protect my bank
- Wallet with cards lost
- Someone is misusing my lost phone
- Need a police report for a lost passport
Sources
- Sanchar Saathi — block or trace a lost phone (CEIR)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
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