The Delhi Police has traced and recovered 205 missing children in seven months, including 154 girls and 51 boys, with five children found and reunited with their families within one to two hours of disappearing, police said on Wednesday.
The recoveries cover both recent disappearance cases and cases that had remained unresolved for five to six years. Police said the tracing efforts brought relief to families who had spent years searching for their children.
According to a senior police officer, the cases were pursued by Assistant Sub-Inspector Shankar Lal and Head Constable Ratan Singh. The two personnel jointly handled the cases, followed leads and continued follow-up work to locate the missing children.
The figures highlight the different timelines involved in missing-child investigations in the capital. While five children were traced within hours of their disappearance, other cases required sustained efforts over several years before the children could be located and their families identified or contacted.
Of the 205 children recovered, girls accounted for nearly three-fourths of the total, with 154 recoveries compared with 51 boys. Police did not provide further details in the supplied report about the areas from which the children went missing, the circumstances of the disappearances, or the methods used in individual cases.
The cases also show how the administrative burden of missing-person investigations can continue long after an initial complaint is made. The police said Lal and Singh continued pursuing leads and following up on older cases despite the passage of five to six years. Their work eventually helped trace the children and facilitate reunions with their families.
For families, the duration of a missing-child case can stretch from hours to several years, making the continuity of case follow-up a critical part of the recovery process. The Delhi Police has not, in the information available, released a case-wise breakdown or stated how many of the 205 children were reunited with their families beyond the five traced within one to two hours.
The police statement identifies the seven-month recovery figure and the contribution of the two personnel but does not specify the total number of missing-child complaints received during the period. It also does not provide details of any further steps or timelines for tracing cases that remain unresolved.
