Mystery behind missing girls in Mumbai!

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00:01Mumbai.

00:02The city of dreams.

00:03Mayanagari.

00:04A city people trust.

00:05A city where women work night shifts.

00:07Board last local trains.

00:09Walk home alone.

00:10Because Mumbai has earned that reputation.

00:12Safe.

00:13Fearless.

00:14Reliable.

00:15But here is the question no one likes asking.

00:17What if that trust is quietly breaking?

00:19What if in this very city 4-5 girls are going missing?

00:23Every single day.

00:24Not rumours.

00:25Not whatsapp forwards.

00:26Official police data.

00:28Hello, I am Tejas and you are watching Lokmat Times.

00:30In this video, let's delve into the data of the missing girls.

00:33The criticism it has generated.

00:35And the clarification provided by the Mumbai police.

00:38But before we start, please do subscribe to Lokmat Times if you haven't already.

00:42And press the bell icon to never miss an update.

00:45According to the crime statistics recorded by the police, in the last 10 months alone,

00:49Mumbai police registered 1187 cases of kidnapping of minor girls.

00:54Let that number sit for a moment.

00:56That's not a typo.

00:57That's not over a decade.

00:59That's 10 months.

01:00According to Mumbai police records, out of those 1187 cases, 1118 have been solved.

01:07The rest still under investigation.

01:09Now before conclusions are drawn, let's go deeper.

01:12Because October tells us a lot.

01:14In October alone, 136 cases of kidnapping of minor girls were registered.

01:18That's more than 4 cases a day.

01:20In one city, in one month, 102 cases were solved.

01:23The rest stay open.

01:24And October wasn't an exception.

01:26From January to October, crimes against women, 5,886 cases.

01:31Over 5,500 solved.

01:33Rape cases, 1,025.

01:35And here is the part that's its hardest.

01:37526 of those involved minor girls.

01:40Kidnapping of minors, 1,187 cases.

01:43This isn't a spike.

01:45This is pattern.

01:46Month after month, the kidnapping numbers cross the 100 mark.

01:49January, 1,26.

01:50March, 1,31.

01:51August, 1,32.

01:52October, 1,36.

01:54The problem did not appear suddenly.

01:56It has been building quietly.

01:57So what's really happening here?

01:59Because not every missing case looks the same.

02:01Police say many cases involve elopement.

02:04Young girls running away due to romantic relationships.

02:07Some leave home after arguments.

02:09Anger, fear, pressure.

02:10And yes, there are darker realities too.

02:13Human trafficking, sex rackets, exploitation.

02:15In several cases, once the girls are traced,

02:18they are counselled and handed back to their families.

02:20Which raises a tough question.

02:22If most are found, why are the numbers still this high?

02:25That is exactly what sparked political reaction.

02:28Raj Thakri, citing national crime data,

02:31wrote a strong letter to the Chief Minister.

02:33His message was blunt.

02:34Children are being abducted.

02:36Girls are disappearing.

02:37Land is being grabbed.

02:38And yet, he asks,

02:40Does the legislator even discuss this seriously?

02:42Are winter sessions just for passing budgets?

02:45Where are the ministers when these questions are raised?

02:48And then comes the line that stings the most.

02:51While governments passionately debate slogans like

02:54One Day Mataram,

02:55Can they hear the cries of mothers looking for their daughters?

02:59Faced with public concern,

03:01Mumbai police issued a clarification.

03:03They say messages about missing children being circulated online are misleading.

03:08Here is their stand.

03:09Every missing child complained is treated with priority,

03:12with sensitivity, with urgency.

03:14After a Supreme Court order,

03:16every missing minor case is registered as kidnapping or abduction by default.

03:21And over the last 5 years,

03:2398% of missing children under 18 have been reunited with their families.

03:28They cite examples,

03:29like a 4-year-old girl missing for 6 months,

03:32traced and brought back safely from Varanasi.

03:35Multiple teams are involved,

03:36local police,

03:37crime branch,

03:38special units.

03:39And the message to citizens is clear.

03:41Don't spread unverified information.

03:44Trust official sources.

03:46So where does that leave us?

03:47Mumbai isn't unsafe in headlines.

03:49But numbers don't lie.

03:51If 4-5 girls are missing everyday,

03:53even temporarily,

03:54that's not normal.

03:55This isn't panic.

03:56This isn't propaganda.

03:57It's a reality that needs attention,

03:59transparency and accountability.

04:01Because a city earns trust slowly,

04:04but it can lose it very fast.

04:06I am Tejas and this was the story behind the numbers.

04:08Do let us know in the comments below what you think about this story

04:11and keep watching Lokman Time for more such news.

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