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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) connected Friday (March 13, 2026) issued notices to the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police (DGPs) of Bihar, Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan, expressing interest implicit the increasing fig of missing persons reported successful these States.
The Commission took cognisance of media reports indicating that Bihar has recorded betwixt 12,000 and 14,000 missing persons cases annually since 2013, a important proportionality of them involving children. Reports suggest that lone astir two-thirds of the missing children person been traced.
Children astir affected
Referring to information from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the NHRC noted that the highest fig of quality trafficking cases has been reported successful Odisha, Bihar, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
Odisha recorded the largest fig of cases involving trafficking of insignificant boys, followed by Bihar, portion Rajasthan reported astir cases involving trafficking of insignificant girls.
According to the reports, immoderate missing children are suspected to beryllium forced into begging, kid labour, prostitution and different unlawful activities.
Observing that the contented raises superior concerns of quality rights violations, the Commission has asked the authorities successful the 5 States to taxable a elaborate study wrong 2 weeks.
The NHRC besides took enactment of concerns that the fig of missing persons continues to emergence contempt measures taken by the States, and that lone a constricted fig of cases are successfully traced.
The Commission has sought accusation connected steps already taken oregon projected to code the expanding fig of missing persons, peculiarly children. It has besides requested the NCRB to supply the latest statistical information connected the presumption of missing persons successful these States wrong the aforesaid timeframe.
