Allahabad HC directs Lucknow CP to submit report on missing minor girls

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Lucknow Commissioner of Police to submit a detailed progress report on 34 minor girls who remain missing in the city, while taking note of police efforts that led to the recovery of 227 girls over the past six months.

The direction was issued by a Lucknow bench of Justice Praveen Kumar Giri during the hearing of a habeas corpus petition.

According to personal affidavits filed by the Commissioner of Police and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Lucknow, 261 minor girls were reported abducted, kidnapped, enticed away or missing during the period under review.