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Hindustan Times
25-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
330 missing person cases since 2014 solved in a month by Navi Mumbai police
NAVI MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai police have successfully brought back home 330 missing persons, predominantly women and minors, in a one-month drive. Police said some of them had been missing for the last 10 years. The drive was part of the statewide Operation Shodh initiated by the state government between April 17 and May 15. As many as 22 special police teams from every station in the commissionerate and the anti-human traffic unit of the crime branch (AHTC) worked together to ensure the missing persons returned to their homes. Missing cases from as early as 2014 were studied thoroughly, said assistant commissioner of police (crime) Ajay Landge. 'We launched fresh investigations and followed leads. We contacted and coordinated with other police commissionerates, and child welfare committees of various regions including Karjat, Thane, and Ulhasnagar, checked orphanages and superintendents of children's observation homes in Thane and Raigad along with soliciting support from NGOs in the city, to help us locate them,' he said. The effort led to locating 213 women, 95 men, 10 boys, and 12 girls who went missing. They have been reunited with their respective families. Langde, said, 'When adults go missing, a case is registered at the local police stations. When the missing person is a minor, then, as per court orders, a kidnapping case is registered. Respective police stations and the AHTC are constantly taking action to find such missing persons and we have had good success over the years.' Landge said, 'We found that the persons had gone missing or left their homes for various reasons.' A police officer from the squad said, 'Most cases were people who had been upset for various reasons with their families. There were some cases of love affairs and also instances where people were genuinely lost due to mental health issues.' The police encouraged citizens to call their helpline 103 to give any information on missing persons that can help trace them.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Time of India
Annually, 3,300 adults & 450 minors go missing from city
Nagpur: City police commissioner Ravinder Singal has set a target of achieving a 'Zero missing rate' in Nagpur, where on an average, 3,300 adults and 450 minors go missing every year. At present, two minor boys and 11 girls, along with 168 men and 95 women, are still untraceable from the past few years. Singal, who launched ' Operation Shodh ' in mid-April, urged the police station units, divisional squads, and the crime branch's anti-human trafficking unit (AHTU) to work with a vision to minimise the missing rate to nil. The special drive started with the objective of tracking down missing persons, including minors, who were untraceable for a year. The anti-human trafficking unit, under senior inspector Lalita Todase, was also instrumental in tracking missing persons from other states this year. During the month-long drive, different units of city police managed to rescue and reunite 49 missing women, 22 men, and one boy with their families. The commissioner, while reviewing the status of the special drive, has now urged the police units to step up their efforts to track down the missing persons, taking the missing complaints with due gravity. CP also urged different departments to work in close coordination for tackling the missing cases and help in reducing the numbers. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas In Dubai | Search Ads View Deals Undo Apart from the police department, child welfare committee chairperson Chhaya Gurav, district women and child development officer Ranjit Kurhe, and district child protection officer Mushtaq Pathan were also present. Singal has made an appeal to the masses to alert the 112 control room if any abandoned or unescorted persons are spotted anywhere across the city. The top cop also stated that citizens can contact the local police station for any missing complaints. Nagpur: City police commissioner Ravinder Singal has set a target of achieving a 'Zero missing rate' in Nagpur, where on an average, 3,300 adults and 450 minors go missing every year. At present, two minor boys and 11 girls, along with 168 men and 95 women, are still untraceable from the past few years. Singal, who launched 'Operation Shodh' in mid-April, urged the police station units, divisional squads, and the crime branch's anti-human trafficking unit (AHTU) to work with a vision to minimise the missing rate to nil. The special drive started with the objective of tracking down missing persons, including minors, who were untraceable for a year. The anti-human trafficking unit, under senior inspector Lalita Todase, was also instrumental in tracking missing persons from other states this year. During the month-long drive, different units of city police managed to rescue and reunite 49 missing women, 22 men, and one boy with their families. The commissioner, while reviewing the status of the special drive, has now urged the police units to step up their efforts to track down the missing persons, taking the missing complaints with due gravity. CP also urged different departments to work in close coordination for tackling the missing cases and help in reducing the numbers. Apart from the police department, child welfare committee chairperson Chhaya Gurav, district women and child development officer Ranjit Kurhe, and district child protection officer Mushtaq Pathan were also present. Singal has made an appeal to the masses to alert the 112 control room if any abandoned or unescorted persons are spotted anywhere across the city. The top cop also stated that citizens can contact the local police station for any missing complaints.
