IPS officer Simala Prasad is all set to release her powerful new book, She Goes Missing, a deeply sensitive and timely exploration of the long-overlooked issue of missing girls in India. Published by OM Books International, the work draws from the author’s administrative experience, social insight, and ground-level exposure to one of the country’s most urgent human rights concerns.

What makes She Goes Missing truly exceptional is its refusal to treat missing girls as mere numbers or statistics. Instead, Prasad presents their stories as human, layered, and inseparably tied to the social structures that shape their lives. Through each chapter, she unpacks the stereotypes, institutional shortcomings, and socio-psychological forces that determine how cases of missing minor girls are perceived and handled. Rather than dismissing these incidents as simple “elopements” or “runaways,” the book exposes the complex vulnerabilities-rooted in unequal socialization, patriarchal constraints, and systemic apathy-that place young girls at risk.