India, Dec. 3 -- A total of 21,591 people were reported missing in Delhi till November 15 this year, of whom 13,072 were female, and 8,519 were male. According to police data, Women and girls continued to be a large part of the missing persons list, accounting for around 60 per cent of all cases recorded up to mid-November. Police data showed that the figure marked a sharp increase from the 19,682 people missing till October 15, an addition of 1,909 cases, or a 10 per cent rise, within a month.
During the period, 1,155 females and 754 males were newly reported missing. According to the data, the youngest age group, children between 0 and 8, registered a total of 339 missing cases till November 15, of which 136 (40 per cent) were girls and ...