‘Shocking’ That Minor Girls Missing for Over 10 Years & Police is Unaware of Whereabouts: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed serious concern over minor girls remaining untraced for over a decade, directing police authorities to submit detailed data on missing, recovered, and voluntarily returned minor girls from 2014–2025.

Hearing a PIL filed by a survivor of flesh trade, the Court termed the situation “extremely alarming” and questioned the absence of clear police directions in long-pending cases.

Senior police officials were asked to review recovery mechanisms and suggest urgent systemic improvements.

[PD v. State of Madhya Pradesh]