New Delhi:Praja Foundation has disclosed in a report that the abduction cases in the capital have decreased in 2020, but the percentage of abduction of girls is increasing continuously. It has been told that the percentage of the kidnapping of boys is decreasing in Delhi, while the percentage of the kidnapping of girls is increasing for the last two years.
In 2020, 73% of kidnapping incidents happened with girls. According to the information, kidnapping cases in the capital are a matter of great concern for the Delhi Police. Delhi Police are looking for children under Operation Milap, especially for the kidnapping of young children. Recently, figures released by Praja Foundation show that there has been a steady decline in kidnapping cases in the last 5 years. In 2016, where 6,596 cases of abduction were reported, in the year 2020 this figure has come down to 4,051, but in 2016 where 62 percent of abduction cases were of girls, in 2020 it has increased to 73 percent.
In the report of Praja Foundation, it has been told that the cases of kidnapping of girls of 12 to 18 years are happening the maximum in the capital. The cases of kidnapping of a girl child under the age of six years are about one percent. The cases of kidnapping of girls aged 6 to 12 years remain between 6 to 9 percent. While the cases of kidnapping of 12 to 16-year-old girls were 29 percent in 2018, it has increased to 37 percent in 2020.