New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Under a new initiative that promises quick promotions for constables and head constables for tracing such children, A Delhi policewoman has been awarded promotion for tracing 76 missing children over the last three months . The initiative has been launched to encourage efforts to trace missing children.

Delhi police spokesperson Eish Singhal said Seema Dhaka was instrumental in tracing the 76 missing children from states like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

Singhal said out of the children Dhaka, who is now an assistant sub-inspector, traced, 56 are less than 14. The Delhi police have traced 1,440 missing children since August 7 even as 1,222 were reported disappeared during this time. According to the ince...