Over 90 per cent missing people traced in Maharashtra, says CM Devendra Fadnavis

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said over 90 per cent of missing people reported in the state are traced, but 4-5 per cent cases remain untraced. Calling the issue serious, he told the Legislative Council that the government has set a target to raise the tracing rate to 96 per cent, adding that ideally, it should be 100 per cent; even a single missing case remaining untraced is not acceptable.

Rising concern

BJP MLC Niranjan Davkhare and Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap flagged rising missing and kidnapping cases, especially involving women and minors. Jagtap said while police efforts are commendable, the number of untraced cases remains a concern.

Special drive

Minister of State for Home (MoS) Pankaj Bhoyar claimed that the police are taking every step to trace the missing and have set up a special unit and have undertaken a drive to find these people.

Monthly review

Assuring the members of the House, Fadnavis said, "missing persons cases are reviewed monthly, with an ADG-rank woman officer monitoring them statewide". The performance in tracing missing persons is also a key parameter while ranking police stations, and the five worst-performing police stations are reprimanded during review meetings.

Key points

Current tracing rate:
Over 90%
Untraced cases: 4-5%
New tracing target: 96%
Ideal goal: 100% resolution
Monthly review mechanism in place

Numbers speak

2024
Missing females: 45,662
Traced: 30,877
Missing minor girls: 11,316
Traced minors: 8475

2025
Missing females: 48,278
Traced: 36,581
Missing minor girls: 12,013
Traced minors: 10,295