Police reunite 75 missing persons with their families

The South-West District Police traced and reunited 75 missing persons, including 28 missing or kidnapped children and 47 adults, with their families during January 2026 under Operation Milap. The recoveries were made between January 1 and January 31 through coordinated search operations across multiple police station areas in the district.

According to police, the operation focused on swift response to missing complaints, intensive local enquiries, and the use of both human intelligence and technology. “Every missing person case is treated with urgency and sensitivity. Our priority is to locate the missing safely and reunite them with their families at the earliest,” said Amit Goel, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-West District).

Police teams launched searches immediately after receiving reports, checking CCTV footage, circulating photographs at bus stands, railway stations, and auto and e-rickshaw stands, and questioning vendors, drivers and conductors to track movement. Records of nearby police stations and hospitals were also examined, while local informers were activated to gather leads. Out of the 75 persons traced, children formed a significant proportion, with most of them being girls in the 10 to 18 age group. Police said special care was taken to ensure the safety and counselling of minors before they were handed over to their families, following due legal procedures.

At Vasant Vihar police station, police traced one missing minor girl and two adults, one male and one female. RK Puram police station recovered four missing adults, including two men and two women.