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In the past 3 years (from 2023 to November 15, 2025), 9,639 children person gone missing crossed Karnataka and 1,094 of them stay untraced.
Bengaluru metropolis accounted for astir a 3rd of these cases, followed by Bengaluru Rural and Tumakuru districts. In presumption of gender, a whopping 6,894 cases were those of girls, with 825 cases pending. Home Minister G. Parameshwara revealed these figures successful his reply to a question from Member of Legislative Council Umashree during the recently-concluded wintertime league of the Legislature successful Belagavi.
In 2023, 3,039 missing cases were reported, and 77 cases stay unresolved. Of te 3,411 missing children reported successful 2024, 145 are arsenic yet untraced. Till November 15, 2025, 3,189 missing cases were reported, and 872 of them are arsenic yet not cracked.
Highest successful Bengaluru
In Bengaluru, 3,268 missing cases were reported and 426 of them are pending. In Bengaluru Rural district, 694 children were reported missing, and 55 stay untraced. Tumkur territory ranked third, with 450 cases reported successful the past 3 years. Out of these, 33 are unresolved.
The Supreme Court on December 9, 2025, had directed the Union authorities to furnish six years of nationwide information connected missing children and to name a dedicated serviceman successful the Union Home Ministry to guarantee effectual coordination with States and Union Territories successful compiling specified information. The tribunal was proceeding a nationalist involvement litigation petition which highlighted the rising fig of children who stay untraced crossed respective States.
Reflecting connected the precocious numbers, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) Shashidhar S. Kosambe said that helium had written to the Director-General & Inspector-General of Police (DG&IGP) asking for a elaborate study connected the fig of cases of missing children successful the State, the reason, and the details of the children who person been traced.
Speaking to The Hindu, Thippeswamy K.T., Member of KSCPCR, said that the committee had noticed that galore of these cases progressive children from Class 8 to II PUC. He said determination were besides galore cases of young girls and boys falling successful emotion and past going missing.
“A committee has been formed successful each territory headed by the Superintendent of Police to instrumentality steps to find the missing children,” helium said. “An Open House Programme (OHP) is held each Thursday successful the jurisdiction of each constabulary presumption for children. At that time, students from schools and colleges should beryllium sent to the constabulary presumption to make awareness,” helium added, adding that specified mechanics should beryllium strengthened.
