"We have launched Operation Milan in Lucknow zone to safely recover those youths- girls and boys - and minors who have been abducted. We aim to recover them and ensure they meet their families again," IG Lucknow Zone, A Satish Ganesh, told reporters.
All the district police chiefs of the zone have been asked to direct concerned police station in-charges, where such incidents have been reported, and give them 15 days to act on such cases of safe recovery, he said.
A total of 459 cases of abduction were reported in the zone including a maximum of 140 cases in Lucknow.