New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 4 -- The opening weeks of 2026 have cast a stark spotlight on public safety in India's national capital.

Official data released by the Delhi Police shows that more than 800 people were reported missing in just the first fifteen days of January, a figure that translates to an average of 54 disappearances every single day.

What stands out sharply in the data is who is going missing: women, girls and minors form a disproportionately large share of these cases.

Of these, nearly two-thirds were women and girls, raising renewed questions about vulnerability and safety in one of the country's largest urban centres.

Police records show that out of those reported missing in the first half of January, 509 were women and gir...