Tag: missing children in india

On average, 29 children are lost every day in Madhya Pradesh. 14 persons a day in Rajasthan. That was the picture in 2021, showing a report by a volunteer organization working with children. The National Crime Records Bureau says, "The average number of children lost in the two states on a daily basis is at least five times higher than that of boys." The voluntary organization fears that a large proportion of these lost children and adolescents may be employed as child labourers. There is also a fear that girls will be involved in domestic help and even in sex work. Not only in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, but the number of missing children has also increased dramatically in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. According to last year's Khatian, at least five children go missing every day in Del...