Delhi saw 807 missing persons in January 2026, with women and girls making up most cases and hundreds still untraced.

In the first 15 days of January 2026, Delhi reported 807 missing persons, with women and girls accounting for nearly two-thirds of cases. Of the 509 women and girls missing, 274 remain untraced, including 169 teenagers—138 of them girls. Among minors, 13 children aged 8 to 12 and nine under eight went missing, with many still unaccounted for. Adults made up the largest group, with 616 missing, 435 still untraced. These figures reflect a sustained rise in missing persons cases, particularly among girls and young women, with over 232,000 people reported missing in Delhi over the past decade and nearly 52,000 cases unresolved.