India, Feb. 6 -- Has the fear of "increased kidnappings" gripped you after WhatsApp messages and social posts claiming a sudden surge in missing persons in Delhi? Fear not, say Delhi Police.

On Friday, Delhi Police slammed the "hype around the surge in missing girls in Delhi" calling it "paid promotions" in a post on their official X handle. Joint Commissioner and PRO of Delhi Police Sanjay Tyagi tells HTCity that "there is no abnormal spike". On Thursday, Delhi Police also released data showing a 2% drop in missing persons cases since last year.

"This data is routinely reported every year... We need to contextualise it. And this number (807 in the first fortnight of 2026) doesn't factor in people who have been reunited with their famil...