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TopicMissing children

Topic: missing children

98,375 kids went missing in India in 2024, an 8% jump from 2023. But there’s a silver lining

Latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report shows West Bengal has highest total of missing children at 22,742, followed by MP with 19,131 cases and Odisha with 13,495 cases.

More than 47,000 children missing in India, 71% are girls, shows NCRB data

Number of children reported missing has seen mostly rising trend since 2018. Police and activists say first 24 hours crucial in investigation of such cases.

‘They registered FIR & sat on it’ — parents slam Manipur cops after photos of murdered teens surface

In a statement, Manipur govt says case was already handed over to CBI & probe is on. But this action now mean nothing to the parents of the two teenagers.

Delhi boy ‘found 5 yrs after abduction’ awaits DNA answers as ‘mom’ says he’s not her missing son

When he was 8, Suraj was allegedly abducted by his mother’s ex-partner. Delhi Police claim to have ‘found’ the child in Rajasthan this June, but questions have been raised about his identity.

How Jaipur teen sisters fled home, bagged ‘dream’ job & were found by cops 2 months later

The girls were found selling pesticides in Lucknow, 574 km away, after 2-month police operation that saw more than 100 officers deployed. This was their 3rd attempt to flee home.

Lost, found or vanished: For many child runaways, dice rolls at New Delhi railway station

India’s ‘lost’ children are usually trying to escape from something: crippling poverty, deprivation, violence, abuse, or simply unbearable pressure to perform well in exams.

10 years after they were lost, Delhi cops help two families in Nepal & UP reunite with sons

Shahrukh, 17, was kidnapped by traffickers in 2010. Kailash, a labourer in Ludhiana in 2011, ran away after being beaten up.

Crossed rivers, travelled amid Covid restrictions — Delhi cop recalls how she traced 76 kids

Delhi Police Constable Seema Dhaka, who got an 'out-of-turn' promotion for her achievement, recounts rescuing children who suffered from drug abuse, were abducted or abused.

Delhi maid’s murder is the tip of the iceberg. 4 children go missing in India every hour

There are many reasons why child labour is normalised in India, the primary being that it is often done with the aid of poor parents in desperate need of money.

Rehabilitating children is a good challenge for me, says Mumbai cop who has rescued 953

Speaking at Democracy Wall, sub-inspector Rekha Mishra said she always knew she wanted to do something good for the country.

On Camera

Don’t compare Sejal Pawar’s crass joke to the 370 biryani vasooli guy

Sejal Pawar’s clip began circulating on social media only after Himanshu Jhangra was fired from his job after a social media firestorm over his remarks.

India moves to diversify pharma exports & cut US market dependence, eyes $130 billion target by 2030

Commerce ministry kicks off measures to insulate drug makers in wake of West Asia crisis. Renewed focus on Europe, Latin America, Africa among steps to grow ‘pharmacy of the world’.

How an Indian company tried to take HAL for a ride on Tejas Mk1A project

HAL has lodged an FIR. The private company had also previously supplied bigger components for other aerospace projects, including the Sukhoi fighter fleet and Dornier aircraft.

Three destroyers of Brand India. It’s all in our cities

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.