Lok Sabha Question No. 3547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Missing Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3547

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 17, 1939 (SAKA) MISSING CHILDREN

3547.

SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  number  of  cases  of  missing  children  is  increasing  in  the country particularly in the National Capital Region;

(b)  if  so,  the  total  number  of  such cases registered children  traced/untraced and  the  steps  taken  to  trace  all  the  children  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, gender and State-wise including Chhattisgarh;

(c) whether the Supreme Court has issued any direction in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): As per the information provided by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), State/UT-wise total number of children missing, traced and untraced gender-wise  data  is  enclosed  as  Annexure-I.  Number  of  Cases  of  missing children in National Capital Region (NCR) is enclosed as Annexure-II.

State/UT-wise  cases  registered,  persons  arrested,  cases  charge  sheeted, persons  charge  sheeted,  cases  convicted  and  persons  convicted  under kidnapping & abduction of children is enclosed as Annexure-III. State/UT-wise total  number  of  children  kidnapped  or  abducted,  children  recovered  from kidnapping  and  abduction  and  children  unrecovered  from  kidnapping  and abduction is enclosed as Annexure-IV.

'Police'  and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the  Constitution  of  India.  The   responsibilities  to  maintain  law  and  order, protection of life and property of the citizens rest primarily with the respective

## LS.US.Q.No.3547 FOR 08.08.2017

State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences  under  the  extant  provisions  of  laws.  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has issued Advisories for combating crimes against children. These Advisories are also available on www.mha.nic.in.

To rescue the missing children, Ministry of Home  Affairs advised all States/UTs  to  rescue  the  missing  children  by  way  of  conducting  one  month sustained  campaigns  throughout  the  country.  Sustained  campaigns  entitled 'Operation  Smile'  (1 st January,  2015  to  31 st   January,  2015),  'Operation Muskaan' (1 st  July, 2015 to 31 st  July, 2015), 'Operation Smile-II' (1 st  January to 31 st   January, 2016), 'Operation Muskaan-II' (1 st  July, 2016 to 31 st  July, 2016) and  'Operation  Muskaan-III'  (1 st   July,  2017  to  31 st   July,  2017)  have  been conducted in the country.

(c) & (d): The Supreme Court of India, vide its order dated 13.01.2015 in the W.P.  (C)  75/2012  Bachpan  Bachao  Andolan  Vs  UoI  had  directed  Ministry  of Women & Child Development (MWCD) to compile a model Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for tracing of missing children. The SOP has been circulated to States/UTs to facilitate uniformity in tracing missing child. Earlier, Supreme Court of India had issued several directions in the same case on 10.05.2013 which  includes:  -  in  case  of  complaint  with  regard  to  any  missing  children; made in a police station, the same should be reduced into a First Information Report and appropriate steps should be taken to see that follow up investigation is taken up immediately thereafter. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory in this regard on 25 th  June, 2013. This advisory is available on www.mha.nic.in.

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## TOTAL NO. OF CHILDREN MISSING (M)TRACED(T)/UNTRACED (U)STATE-WISE  GENDER-WISE FOR THE YEAR 2014-16

| S.NO.   | STATE/UT              | GENDER             |                                 | 2014                  |                                     | 2015           | 2015       |                                     | 2016              |             |             |             |
|---------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1       | A&N ISLANDS           | MALE               | M (2)11                         | T 10                  | U 3                                 | M (3)11        | U 2        | M (2)11                             | T 11              | U 2         | U 2         | U 2         |
| 2       | FEMALE ANDHRA PRADESH | MALE               | (4)17 (402)858                  | 16 5 754              | 506                                 | (5)36 (506)876 | 4          | (4)36 (915)961                      | 37 454            | 1422        | 1422        | 1422        |
| 3       |                       | FEMALE             | (347)1423                       | 1320                  | 450 (450)1532                       | 467 882        | 915 1100   | (1100)1674                          | 888               | 1886        | 1886        | 1886        |
|         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     | MALE FEMALE        | (19)NIL (49)35                  | NIL 19 20 64          | (19)33                              | 15 35          | 37 113     | (37)14 (113)55                      | 6 23              | 45 145      | 45 145      | 45 145      |
| 4       | ASSAM FEMALE          | MALE               | (1589)569                       | 275 1883 518 2908     | (64)84 (1883)556                    | 439            | 2000 3083  | (2000)602 (3083)1118                | 281 637           | 2321        | 698         | 2321        |
| 5       | BIHAR                 | MALE FEMALE        | (2420)1006 (1929)984 (1512)3672 | 762 2151 3180 2004    | (2908)873 (2151)1075                | 884            | 2342       | (2342)1087 (2972)3731               | 702 2327          | 3564 2727   | 2997 2972   | 4376        |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH            | MALE FEMALE        | (40)52                          | 49 43 83              | (2004)3965 (43)81                   | 71 156         | 53         | (53)76                              | 86                | 43          | 43          | 43          |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH          | MALE               | (71)112 (279)712                | 100 685 306           | (83)168 (306)691                    | 620            | 95 377     | (95)127 NR                          | 158 NR            | 64 NR       | 64 NR       | 64 NR       |
|         |                       | FEMALE             | (294)1064                       | 1049 309              | (309)1473                           | 1214           | 568        | NR                                  | NR                | NR          | NR          | NR          |
| 8       | D&N HAVELI            | MALE FEMALE        | (1)4 (1)8                       | 4 1 6 3               | (1)NIL (3)1                         | NIL 1          | 1 3        | NR NR                               | NR NR             | NR          | NR          | NR          |
| 9       | DAMAN & DIU           | MALE FEMALE        | (3)4 (7)9                       | 4 3 3 13              | (3)17 (13)18                        | 16 16          | 4 15       | NR NR                               | NR NR             | NR NR       | NR NR       | NR NR       |
| 10      | DELHI                 | MALE FEMALE        | (1842)3406                      | 2720 2528             | (2528)3636                          | 2979           | 3185       | NR                                  | NR                | NR          | NR          | NR          |
|         |                       |                    | (2302)4166                      | 2972 3496 24          | (3496)4292                          | 3203           | 4585       | NR                                  | NR                | NR          | NR          | NR          |
| 11      | GOA                   | MALE FEMALE        | (19)23                          | 18 33                 | (18)11 (16)10                       | 10 10          | 19 16      | NR                                  | NR NR             | NR NR       | NR NR       | NR NR       |
| 12      |                       | MALE               | (13)36 (278)653                 | 16 597 334            |                                     | 452            | 385        | NR                                  | 563               | 326         | 326         | 326         |
|         | GUJARAT               | FEMALE             | (495)1079                       | 959 615               | (334)503 (615)871                   | 766            | 720        | (385)504 (720)1110                  | 1146              | 684         | 684         | 684         |
| 13      | HARYANA               | MALE FEMALE        | (1373)645 (972)645              | 430 1588 397 1220     | (1588)571 (1220)528                 | 330 311        | 1829 1437  | NR NR                               | NR NR             | NR NR       | NR NR       | NR NR       |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH      | MALE FEMALE        | (29)66 (13)96                   | 64 31 82 27           | (31)60                              | 52 76          | 39 36      | (39)66 (36)80                       | 42 44             | 63 72       | 63 72       | 63 72       |
| 15      | JAMMU &               | MALE               | (243)232                        | 61 414                | (27)85                              | 215 311        | 397        | (397)103                            | 137               | 363 220     | 363 220     | 363 220     |
|         | KASHMIR               | FEMALE             | (194)219                        | 7 406                 | (414)198 (406)188                   |                | 283        | (283)62                             | 125               |             |             |             |
| 16      | JHARKHAND             | MALE FEMALE        | (249)330 (226)267               | 254 325 190 303       | (325)233                            | 287 370        | 271 250    | (271)219 (250)260                   | 151 184           | 339 326     | 339 326     | 339 326     |
| 17      | KARNATAKA KERALA      | MALE FEMALE        | (696)1817                       | 1666 847 1140 606     | (303)317 (847)1616 (606)958         | 1207 783       | 1256 781   | (1256)1088 (781)907                 | 1408 1028         | 936 660     | 936 660     | 936 660     |
| 18      |                       | MALE FEMALE        | (538)1208 (131)519 (169)702     | 498 152 656 215       | (152)836 (215)831                   | 892 956        | 96 90      | (96)839 (90)796                     | 823 808           | 112 78      | 112 78      | 112 78      |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP           | MALE FEMALE        | (NIL)NIL (NIL)NIL               | NIL NIL NIL           |                                     | NIL NIL        | NIL NIL    | (NIL)NIL (NIL)NIL                   | (NIL)NIL (NIL)NIL | NIL NIL     | NIL NIL     | NIL NIL     |
|         | MADHYA                | MALE               |                                 | NIL                   | (NIL)NIL (NIL)NIL (841)2319         | 2207           |            |                                     |                   |             |             |             |
| 20      | PRADESH               | FEMALE             | (754)2356 (1910)4691            | 2269 841 4151 2450    | (2450)5740                          | 5138 1686      | 953 3052   | (953)2424 (3052)6032                | 2226 5237         | 1151 3847   | 1151 3847   | 1151 3847   |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA           | MALE FEMALE        | (2588)4808 (3369)8286           | 4074 3322 6927 4728   | (3322)1659 (4728)2164 (2)12         | 2291 10        | 3295 4601  | (3295)1594 (4601)1950               | 1085 1331         | 3804 5220 9 | 3804 5220 9 | 3804 5220 9 |
| 22      | MANIPUR               | MALE FEMALE        | (3)13                           | 14 2 20               | (NIL)20                             | 20             | 4 NIL      | (4)83 (NIL)40                       | 78 35             | 5           | 5           | 5           |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA             | MALE               | (1)19 (17)53                    | NIL 47 23             | (23)78 (29)89                       | 56             | 45         |                                     | 41                | 62          | 62          | 62          |
| 24      | MIZORAM               | FEMALE MALE        | (23)81                          | 75 29 2 NIL           | (NIL)6                              | 63 6           | 55 NIL     | (45)58 (55)76                       | 68 NR             | 63 NR NR    | 63 NR NR    | 63 NR NR    |
| 25      |                       | FEMALE MALE FEMALE | (NIL)2 (1)5 (146)80             | 4 2 37 189            | (2)4                                | 6 38           | NIL 228    | NR NR                               | NR 40             | 253         | 253         | 253         |
| 26      | NAGALAND ORISSA       | MALE               |                                 | 48 225 347            | (189)77                             | 60 228         | 269 1038   | (228)65 (269)55 NR                  | 30 NR             | 294 NR      | 294 NR      | 294 NR      |
|         |                       | FEMALE             | (168)105 (657)414               | 724                   | (225)104 (724)542 (2057)1265 (12)25 | 470 30         | 2852       |                                     | NR                | NR          | NR          | NR          |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY            | MALE FEMALE        | (1724)838                       | 505 2057 18 12        |                                     | 40             | 7 3        | NR (7)24                            | 19                | 12          | 12          | 12          |
| 28      |                       | MALE               | (11)19 (4)43 (498)403           | 39 8 323 578          | (8)35 (578)209                      | 239 419        | 548        | (3)35 NR                            | 32 NR             | 6 NR        | 6 NR        | 6 NR        |
| 29      | PUNJAB                | FEMALE MALE        | (224)275                        | 216 283 532           | (283)524                            |                | 388        | NR                                  | NR                | NR          | NR          | NR          |
|         | RAJASTHAN             | FEMALE MALE        | (476)926 (437)1181 (NIL)52      | 870 1108 510 49       | (532)782                            | 410 636 57     | 904 1261 5 | NR NR                               | NR NR 28          | NR NR 7     | NR NR 7     | NR NR 7     |
| 30      | SIKKIM                |                    |                                 | 3                     |                                     |                |            | (5)30                               |                   | 11          | 11          | 11          |
| 31      |                       | FEMALE MALE        | (3)47                           | 47 3                  | (510)1387 (3)59 (3)61 (542)1373     | 58 1355        | 6          | (6)71                               | 66                | 572         | 572         | 572         |
|         |                       |                    | (504)1176                       | 1138                  |                                     | 2846           | 560        |                                     | 1458              |             |             |             |
| 32      | TAMILNADU             | FEMALE             | (553)2197                       | 542 2202 548          |                                     |                | 609        |                                     |                   | 569 477     | 569 477     | 569 477     |
| 33      | TELANGANA             | MALE FEMALE MALE   | (372)988                        | 933 427 610           | (548)2907 (181)1150                 | 966 1865       | 365 552    | (560)1470 (609)3162 (363)1113       | 3202 1001 1700    | 809 12      | 809 12      | 809 12      |
|         | TRIPURA               | FEMALE MALE        | (498)2008 (1)119 (4)327         | 1896 118 2 326 5 1168 | (259)2158 (2)42 (5)129 (999)1435    | 31 122 1067    | 13 12 1367 | (552)1957 (13)37 (12)132 (1367)1434 | 38 130 921        | 14 1880     | 14 1880     | 14 1880     |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH         | FEMALE             | (807)1360                       | 999 774               | (762)1221                           | 814            | 1169       | (1169)1450                          | 768               | 1851        | 1851        | 1851        |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND           | MALE FEMALE        | (578)958 (173)164 (88)143       | 762 160 177 126       |                                     | 316 226        | 99 77      | (99)211 (77)224                     | 160 180           | 150 121     | 150 121     | 150 121     |
|         |                       | MALE               |                                 | 105 2315              | (177)238 (105)198 (11395)2117       | 1478           | 12034      | NR                                  | NR                | NR          | NR          | NR          |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL           | FEMALE             |                                 | 6005                  |                                     | 3496           | 25930      | NR                                  | NR                | NR          | NR          | NR          |
|         | TOTAL                 |                    | (10390)3320 (22223)8333 72439   | 59856                 | 11395 24551                         | 50520          | 91660      | 39253                               | 31943             | 41976       | 41976       | 41976       |
|         | BACKLOG               |                    |                                 |                       |                                     |                |            |                                     |                   |             |             |             |
|         |                       |                    | 67956                           |                       | (24551)4875 62238                   |                |            |                                     |                   |             |             |             |
|         |                       |                    |                                 |                       |                                     |                |            | 34666                               |                   |             |             |             |
|         |                       |                    |                                 |                       | 79942 142180                        |                |            |                                     |                   |             |             |             |
|         | GRAND TOTAL           |                    |                                 |                       |                                     |                |            |                                     |                   |             |             |             |
|         |                       |                    |                                 |                       |                                     |                |            | 73919                               |                   |             |             |             |
|         |                       |                    | 140395                          |                       |                                     |                |            |                                     |                   |             |             |             |
|         | TOTAL                 |                    |                                 |                       |                                     |                |            |                                     |                   |             |             |             |
|         |                       |                    |                                 |                       |                                     |                |            |                                     |                   |             | 80539       |             |

ANNEXURE-II NCR DATA AS ON 03/08/2017

CHILDREN MISSING (M), TRACED (T) AND UNTRACED (U) IN NCRB DISTRICTS OF RAJASTHAN DURING 2014-2017 (UPTO JUNE)

|             |        | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2017 (UPTO JUNE)   | 2017 (UPTO JUNE)   | 2017 (UPTO JUNE)   |
|-------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| DISTRICT    |        | M      | T      | U      | M      | T      | U      | M      | T      | U      | M                  | T                  | U                  |
| ALWAR       | MALE   | 34     | 28     | 6      | 49     | 47     | 2      | 60     | 40     | 20     | 22                 | 8                  | 14                 |
|             | FEMALE | 13     | 9      | 4      | 103    | 97     | 6      | 109    | 85     | 24     | 68                 | 31                 | 37                 |
| BHARTPUR    | MALE   | 36     | 35     | 1      | 26     | 24     | 2      | 18     | 16     | 2      | 6                  | 3                  | 4                  |
|             | FEMALE | 15     | 13     | 2      | 27     | 27     | 0      | 24     | 22     | 2      | 2                  | 1                  | 1                  |
| GRAND TOTAL |        | 98     | 85     | 13     | 205    | 195    | 10     | 211    | 163    | 48     | 98                 | 43                 | 56                 |

| MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   | MISSING CHILDREN IN NCR, UTTAR PRADESH MISSING, TRACED, UNTRACED FOR 2014 TO 2016   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                     | 2014                                                                                | 2014                                                                                | 2014                                                                                | 2014                                                                                | 2015                                                                                | 2015                                                                                | 2015                                                                                | 2016                                                                                | 2016                                                                                | 2016                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | Sex                                                                                 | M                                                                                   | T                                                                                   | U                                                                                   | M                                                                                   | T                                                                                   | U                                                                                   | M                                                                                   | T                                                                                   | U                                                                                   |
| MEERUT                                                                              | MALE                                                                                | 27                                                                                  | 16                                                                                  | 11                                                                                  | 27                                                                                  | 19                                                                                  | 8                                                                                   | 18                                                                                  | 10                                                                                  | 8                                                                                   |
| MEERUT                                                                              | FEMALE                                                                              | 14                                                                                  | 10                                                                                  | 4                                                                                   | 13                                                                                  | 10                                                                                  | 3                                                                                   | 18                                                                                  | 6                                                                                   | 12                                                                                  |
| GHAZIABAD                                                                           | MALE                                                                                | 33                                                                                  | 24                                                                                  | 9                                                                                   | 56                                                                                  | 28                                                                                  | 28                                                                                  | 48                                                                                  | 16                                                                                  | 32                                                                                  |
| GHAZIABAD                                                                           | FEMALE                                                                              | 14                                                                                  | 10                                                                                  | 4                                                                                   | 42                                                                                  | 18                                                                                  | 24                                                                                  | 41                                                                                  | 19                                                                                  | 22                                                                                  |
| BULANDSHAHR                                                                         | MALE                                                                                | 25                                                                                  | 19                                                                                  | 6                                                                                   | 7                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 11                                                                                  | 1                                                                                   | 10                                                                                  |
| BULANDSHAHR                                                                         | FEMALE                                                                              | 13                                                                                  | 5                                                                                   | 8                                                                                   | 12                                                                                  | 3                                                                                   | 9                                                                                   | 19                                                                                  | 4                                                                                   | 15                                                                                  |
| GB NAGAR                                                                            | MALE                                                                                | 29                                                                                  | 23                                                                                  | 6                                                                                   | 23                                                                                  | 14                                                                                  | 9                                                                                   | 29                                                                                  | 15                                                                                  | 14                                                                                  |
| GB NAGAR                                                                            | FEMALE                                                                              | 19                                                                                  | 10                                                                                  | 9                                                                                   | 42                                                                                  | 18                                                                                  | 24                                                                                  | 32                                                                                  | 13                                                                                  | 19                                                                                  |
| BAGHPAT                                                                             | MALE                                                                                | 10                                                                                  | 8                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 12                                                                                  | 9                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   |
| BAGHPAT                                                                             | FEMALE                                                                              | 9                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 28                                                                                  | 17                                                                                  | 11                                                                                  | 16                                                                                  | 10                                                                                  | 6                                                                                   |
| HAPUR                                                                               | MALE                                                                                | 5                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 12                                                                                  | 9                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 17                                                                                  | 12                                                                                  | 5                                                                                   |
| HAPUR                                                                               | FEMALE                                                                              | 7                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 32                                                                                  | 20                                                                                  | 12                                                                                  | 32                                                                                  | 21                                                                                  | 11                                                                                  |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR                                                                       | MALE                                                                                | 4                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 7                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | 19                                                                                  | 13                                                                                  | 6                                                                                   |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR                                                                       | FEMALE                                                                              | 5                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 7                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 11                                                                                  | 5                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   |
| TOTAL                                                                               | MALE                                                                                | 133                                                                                 | 97                                                                                  | 36                                                                                  | 144                                                                                 | 95                                                                                  | 49                                                                                  | 146                                                                                 | 70                                                                                  | 76                                                                                  |
| TOTAL                                                                               | FEMALE                                                                              | 81                                                                                  | 47                                                                                  | 34                                                                                  | 176                                                                                 | 103                                                                                 | 73                                                                                  | 169                                                                                 | 78                                                                                  | 91                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     |                                                                                     | 214                                                                                 | 144                                                                                 | 70                                                                                  | 320                                                                                 | 198                                                                                 | 122                                                                                 | 315                                                                                 | 148                                                                                 | 167                                                                                 |

CHILDREN MISSING (M), TRACED (T) AND UNTRACED (U) IN 13 DISTRICTS OF HARYANA DURING 2014-2017 (UPTO MAY)

2014

2015

2016

2017

| Sex    |   M |   T |   U |    M |   T |   U |    M |   T |   U |   M |   T |   U |
|--------|-----|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| MALE   | 422 | 263 | 159 |  571 | 330 | 241 |  488 | 190 | 298 | 208 |  80 | 128 |
| FEMALE | 434 | 243 | 191 |  528 | 311 | 217 |  583 | 153 | 430 | 301 |  80 | 221 |
| TOTAL  | 856 | 506 | 350 | 1099 | 641 | 458 | 1071 | 343 | 728 | 509 | 160 | 349 |

CHILDREN MISSING (M), TRACED (T) AND UNTRACED (U) IN DELHI DURING 2014-2017 (UPTO JULY)

|        | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2015   | 2015   | 2015   | 2016   | 2016   | 2016   | 2017   | 2017   | 2017   |
|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Sex    | M      | T      | U      | M      | T      | U      | M      | T      | U      | M      | T      | U      |
| MALE   | 3406   | 2923   | 483    | 3636   | 2978   | 658    | 2939   | 2291   | 648    | 1365   | 881    | 484    |
| FEMALE | 4166   | 3320   | 846    | 4292   | 3261   | 1031   | 3982   | 2818   | 1164   | 2179   | 1291   | 888    |
| TOTAL  | 7572   | 6243   | 1329   | 7928   | 6239   | 1689   | 6921   | 5109   | 1812   | 3544   | 2172   | 1372   |

| SL   | State/UT          | 2014   | 2014   | 2014   | 2014       | 2014   |           |             |         |       |       |             |         | 2016   | 2016       | 2016        | 2016   | 2016   |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|------------|--------|-----------|-------------|---------|-------|-------|-------------|---------|--------|------------|-------------|--------|--------|
| SL   | State/UT          | CR     | PAR    | CS     | PCS        | CV     | PCV CR    | PAR         | CS      | 2015  | PCS   | CV PCV      | CR      | PAR    | CS         | PCS         | CV     | PCV    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 600    | 684    | 352    | 522        | 5      | 5 497     | 448         | 306     | 444   | 6     | 8           | 566     | 469    | 290        | 411         | 8      | 15     |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 66     | 50     | 26     | 37         | 0      | 0         | 120         | 47 39   | 46    | 0     | 0           | 54      | 31     | 22         | 28          | 1      | 1      |
| 3    | Assam             | 152    | 152    | 44     | 44         | 1      | 1         | 410         | 75      | 75    | 1     | 1           | 465     | 478    | 140        | 146         | 4      | 4      |
| 4    | Bihar             | 1585   | 1688   | 865    | 1191       | 20     | 22 1231   | 383 1148    | 716     |       | 980   | 10 28       | 3257    | 3442   | 2360       | 2660        | 18     | 37     |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 1844   | 933    | 822    | 978        | 84     | 100       | 1846 787    | 624     | 789   | 156   | 179         | 1989    | 924    | 769        | 926         | 142    | 172    |
| 6    | Goa               | 134    | 40     | 17     | 27         | 0      | 0 102     |             | 29 29   | 31    | 2     | 2           | 88      | 31     | 19         | 25          | 0      | 0      |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 2101   | 1819   | 1290   | 1803       | 17     | 23        | 1589 1137   | 879     |       | 1215  | 14 16       | 1749    | 1256   | 975        | 1295        | 14     | 17     |
| 8    | Haryana           | 816    | 381    | 237    | 373        | 45     | 49        | 1255 427    | 346     | 378   | 38    | 39          | 1226    | 699    | 394        | 582         | 21     | 24     |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 210    | 92     | 53     | 72         | 1      | 1         | 232         | 83 62   |       | 81    | 2 4         | 230     | 94     | 47         | 73          | 0      | 0      |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 139    | 122    | 49     | 68         | 0      | 0         | 244         | 162     | 69    | 115   | 1 1         | 167     | 124    | 56         | 92          | 1      | 1      |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 94     | 92     | 48     | 61         | 7      | 10        | 110         | 86 56   | 65    |       | 7 10        | 245     | 216    | 149        | 161         | 21     | 21     |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 1177   | 721    | 352    | 485        | 5      | 6         | 1605        | 613 340 | 483   |       | 4 4         | 2143    | 709    | 365        | 494         | 8      | 10     |
| 13   | Kerala            | 130    | 160    | 131    | 160        | 0      | 0         | 171         | 194 135 |       | 160   | 7 5         | 154     | 168    | 144        | 162         | 1      | 1      |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 6339   | 2701   | 2083   | 2519       | 204    | 260       | 5265 2466   | 1997    | 2677  | 155   | 215         | 6011    | 3200   | 2192       | 2665        | 240    | 313    |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 2616   | 1642   | 906    | 1330       | 12     | 17        | 6960 2617   | 1329    |       | 1782  | 32 37       | 7949    | 2153   | 1558       | 2099        | 30     | 36     |
| 16   | Manipur           | 69     | 15     | 1      | 0          | 0      | 0         | 52          | 25 13   | 13    |       | 0 0         | 62      | 35     | 23         | 26          | 0      | 0      |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 43     | 22     | 13     | 13         | 0      | 0         | 48          | 19      | 11    | 11    | 0 0         | 69      | 44     | 12         | 12          | 1      | 1      |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 2      | 2      | 2      | 2          | 0      | 0         | 9           | 8       | 6     | 6     | 2 2         | 5       | 4      | 4          | 5           | 3      | 3      |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 7      | 7      | 5      | 5          | 3      | 3         | 40          | 23 13   |       | 19    | 2 2         | 47      | 31     | 5          | 6           | 3      | 3      |
| 20   | Odisha            | 800    | 392    | 259    | 347        | 3      | 3         | 986 439     | 344     |       | 423   | 2 2         |         | 1135   | 602 561    | 602         | 2      | 2      |
| 21   | Punjab            | 871    | 658    | 247    | 432        | 38     | 47        | 937         | 667     | 366   | 470   | 87 101      | 1006    |        | 702 286    | 422         | 33     | 42     |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 1814   | 866    | 660    | 849        | 95     | 133 1690  | 766         | 613     |       | 794   | 51          | 68 1831 | 818    | 660        | 822         | 78     | 97     |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 17     | 6      | 7      | 4          | 1      | 0         | 2           | 2       | 2     | 2     | 0           | 0 11    | 8      | 2          | 2           | 0      | 0      |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 390    | 437    | 177    | 385        | 39     | 63 398    | 387         | 186     |       | 333   | 10          | 17      | 371    | 221 152    | 189         | 28     | 37     |
| 25   | Telangana         | 634    | 751    | 281    | 602        | 10     | 10 608    | 391         |         | 344   | 446   | 6           | 7 727   | 578    | 305        | 410         | 15     | 18     |
| 26   | Tripura           | 88     | 74     | 34     | 51         | 1      | 3         | 92          | 52      | 53    | 53    | 4           | 4 100   | 93     | 59         | 76          | 2      | 2      |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 5875   | 11537  | 3955   | 7508       | 748    | 1498 5913 | 11680       | 3488    | 6887  |       | 994 1682    | 9414    | 14558  | 4131       | 7952        | 585    | 1195   |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 275    | 118    | 107    |            |        | 16        |             |         | 58    | 98    | 39          | 435     | 110    |            | 113         | 8      | 8      |
|      | West Bengal       | 2351   | 2432   | 1410   | 120        | 15     | 444       | 103         | 1984    | 2167  |       | 46 0        | 3467    | 2234   | 96         |             | 5      | 7      |
| 29   | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 31239  | 28594  | 14433  | 1491 21479 | 2 1356 | 2 1951    | 34780 27430 | 2214    | 14483 | 21043 | 0 1632 2480 | 44973   | 34032  | 1901 17677 | 1901 24357  | 1272   | 2067   |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 12     | 8      | 6      | 7          | 0      | 2272 0    | 28          | 9       | 7     | 8     | 0           | 25      | 19     | 7          | 9           | 0      | 0      |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 130    | 48     | 47     | 55         | 7      | 7         | 164         | 41 24   | 37    | 0 8   | 9           | 145     | 22     | 25         | 31          | 12     | 17     |
| 32   | D&N Haveli        | 8      | 3      | 3      | 3          | 0      | 0         |             | 7       | 4     | 5     | 0           | 0       | 10     | 1          | 3 3         | 0      | 0      |
| 33   | Daman& Diu        | 4      | 2      | 2      | 2          | 0      | 14 0 21   |             | 2       | 0     | 2     | 0           | 0 20    |        | 1 2        | 1           | 0      | 0      |
| 34   | Delhi UT          | 6452   | 492    | 586    | 612        | 73     | 6881      |             | 533     |       | 569   | 67          | 5934    | 493    | 415        | 544         | 48     | 50     |
| 35   |                   |        |        |        | 0          | 0      | 78 0      | 0           | 558     |       |       | 51          | 0       |        | 0          | 0           | 0      | 0      |
|      | Lakshadweep       | 0      | 0      | 0      |            |        |           |             | 0       | 0     | 0     | 0           |         | 0      | 2          | 0           | 0      | 0      |
| 36   | TOTAL UT(S)       | 9      | 5 558  | 5      | 5          | 0      | 0         | 5           | 7 624   | 3 571 | 6 627 | 0 59        | 0       | 6      |            | 3           | 3      | 67     |
|      | Puducherry        | 6615   |        | 649    | 684        | 80     | 85        | 7113        |         |       |       |             | 76 6140 | 538    | 455        | 591         | 60     |        |
|      | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) | 37854  | 29152  | 15082  | 22163      | 1436   | 2357      | 41893       | 28054   | 15054 | 21670 | 1691 2556   | 51113   |        | 34570      | 18132 24948 | 1332   | 2134   |

Source: Crime in India Note: Disposal of cases and persons by police and courts during the year may include previous year reported cases/persons.

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.

## State/UT-wise total number of children kidnapped or abducted, children recovered from kidnapping and abduction and children unrecovered from kidnapping and abduction during 2014-2016*

|       | State/UT          | 2014                                           | 2014               | 2014                 | 2015                                           | 2015               | 2015                 | 2016*                                          | 2016*              | 2016*                |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
| Code  | State/UT          | Total number of children kidnapped or abducted | Children recovered | Children Unrecovered | Total number of children kidnapped or abducted | Children recovered | Children Unrecovered | Total number of children kidnapped or abducted | Children recovered | Children Unrecovered |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 602                                            | 240                | 516                  | 526                                            | 333                | 709                  | 566                                            | 243                | 1022                 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 81                                             | 46                 | 49                   | 140                                            | 29                 | 127                  | 58                                             | 44                 | 32                   |
| 3     | Assam             | 152                                            | 0                  | 325                  | 383                                            | 188                | 525                  | 465                                            | 0                  | 990                  |
| 4     | Bihar             | 1585                                           | 1074               | 812                  | 1231                                           | 805                | 971                  | 3257                                           | 1555               | 2673                 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 1884                                           | 1381               | 914                  | 1890                                           | 1429               | 949                  | 2054                                           | 1503               | 1489                 |
| 6     | Goa               | 145                                            | 127                | 23                   | 108                                            | 115                | 16                   | 102                                            | 89                 | 29                   |
| 7     | Gujarat           | 2135                                           | 1439               | 1395                 | 1626                                           | 1669               | 1094                 | 1815                                           | 2231               | 672                  |
| 8     | Haryana           | 851                                            | 602                | 788                  | 1281                                           | 1075               | 990                  | 1300                                           | 1213               | 1016                 |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh  | 218                                            | 169                | 133                  | 249                                            | 143                | 165                  | 252                                            | 243                | 174                  |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 139                                            | 77                 | 138                  | 247                                            | 194                | 191                  | 168                                            | 193                | 166                  |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 94                                             | 66                 | 44                   | 113                                            | 130                | 35                   | 288                                            | 135                | 188                  |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 1187                                           | 815                | 617                  | 1664                                           | 1512               | 757                  | 2267                                           | 1863               | 1201                 |
| 13    | Kerala            | 132                                            | 120                | 34                   | 171                                            | 114                | 94                   | 163                                            | 183                | 54                   |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 6393                                           | 2772               | 5344                 | 5306                                           | 3241               | 6675                 | 6085                                           | 5620               | 7140                 |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 2709                                           | 1882               | 1318                 | 7150                                           | 5751               | 2717                 | 8260                                           | 5785               | 5189                 |
| 16    | Manipur           | 70                                             | 32                 | 105                  | 58                                             | 12                 | 87                   | 67                                             | 287                | 0                    |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 43                                             | 43                 | 0                    | 48                                             | 45                 | 3                    | 77                                             | 45                 | 35                   |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 2                                              | 1                  | 1                    | 11                                             | 8                  | 11                   | 6                                              | 2                  | 14                   |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 7                                              | 1                  | 6                    | 41                                             | 38                 | 5                    | 53                                             | 45                 | 58                   |
| 20    | Odisha            | 802                                            | 565                | 538                  | 995                                            | 840                | 689                  | 1147                                           | 1045               | 791                  |
| 21    | Punjab            | 913                                            | 431                | 1055                 | 959                                            | 758                | 1256                 | 1026                                           | 840                | 1442                 |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 1830                                           | 1302               | 1017                 | 1711                                           | 1381               | 1347                 | 1920                                           | 2160               | 1107                 |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 19                                             | 4                  | 19                   | 4                                              | 5                  | 0                    | 11                                             | 0                  | 11                   |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 395                                            | 456                | 353                  | 403                                            | 514                | 242                  | 374                                            | 511                | 105                  |
| 25    | Telangana         | 637                                            | 365                | 276                  | 629                                            | 280                | 592                  | 759                                            | 889                | 462                  |
| 26    | Tripura           | 88                                             | 50                 | 58                   | 96                                             | 80                 | 41                   | 104                                            | 127                | 18                   |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 5876                                           | 5938               | 1285                 | 5933                                           | 5213               | 2005                 | 9435                                           | 8477               | 2963                 |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 275                                            | 129                | 146                  | 472                                            | 58                 | 459                  | 436                                            | 64                 | 831                  |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 2361                                           | 1673               | 3424                 | 1967                                           | 803                | 4588                 | 3661                                           | 1523               | 3258                 |
|       | TOTAL STATE(S)    | 31625                                          | 21800              | 20733                | 35412                                          | 26763              | 27340                | 46176                                          | 36915              | 33130                |
| 30    | A & N Islands     | 15                                             | 15                 | 13                   | 30                                             | 37                 | 6                    | 26                                             | 26                 | 6                    |
| 31    | Chandigarh        | 134                                            | 239                | 80                   | 184                                            | 163                | 101                  | 159                                            | 162                | 98                   |
| 32    | D&N Haveli        | 8                                              | 0                  | 16                   | 14                                             | 25                 | 5                    | 10                                             | 8                  | 7                    |
| 33    | Daman& Diu        | 6                                              | 2                  | 9                    | 25                                             | 22                 | 3                    | 28                                             | 26                 | 27                   |
| 34    | Delhi UT          | 6758                                           | 5414               | 7136                 | 7322                                           | 5641               | 6756                 | 6254                                           | 5345               | 7665                 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep       | 0                                              | 0                  | 0                    | 0                                              | 0                  | 0                    | 0                                              | 0                  | 0                    |
| 36    | Puducherry        | 9                                              | 3                  | 10                   | 6                                              | 0                  | 11                   | 11                                             | 8                  | 3                    |
|       | TOTAL UT(S)       | 6930                                           | 5673               | 7264                 | 7581                                           | 5888               | 6882                 | 6488                                           | 5575               | 7806                 |
| TOTAL | (ALL INDIA)       | 38555                                          | 27473              | 27997                | 42993                                          | 32651              | 34222                | 52664                                          | 42490              | 40936                |

Source: Crime in India

Note:  * Data for the year 2016 is provisional.