Missing kids: Domestic trouble main reason, says Delhi police

An analysis of missing children reports by the Delhi Police has revealed that most of them leave their houses due to domestic troubles and that no organised gangs are involved in such cases.
According to the annual report prepared by the crime branch of Delhi Police, in most of the cases, the children go missing after being scolded by parents. Academic pressures, losing way and elopement are among the other reasons.
"The crime branch made continuous efforts to identify whether an organised gang was behind kidnapping of children, however no such gangs were found involved," the report said.
The report also stated that there was a fall in the number of missing children in the national capital in 2016 as compared to 2015.

In the year 2016, concerted efforts by Delhi Police resulted in decrease in the number of missing children as 6,928 such cases were registered in comparison to 7,928 cases in 2015, it said.
The Delhi Police has also conducted a survey of children begging at busy intersections to find out whether they have been dragged into the act by any organised gang.

"However, the survey could not reveal involvement of any organised gang behind child begging," the report stated.
The crime branch and district police personnel made continuous efforts to trace missing children from shelter homes, railway stations, bus stands and other such places under Operation Smile-II and Operation Muskan-II, and helped reuniting such children with their families, it said.

A total of 5,027 children were reunited with their families in 2016, the report said.
Under the 'Pehchan' scheme, the children from underprivileged and vulnerable sections were photographed to prepare a databank which could be used to trace them if they go missing.
A total of 26,956 children's photographs were taken under the initiative in 2016, the report added.