Also, as many as 2,214 persons were arrested over kidnapping of children, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said.
"As per the information provided by the National Crime Records Bureau, in 2015, 6,992 children were reported as missing in West Bengal and 1,967 children were kidnapped or abducted," he said, replying to a written question.
Ahir said out of the missing children, 4,875 were female (70 per cent) and among the kidnapped children, 1,424 were (72.4 per cent) female.