Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Delhi Police Reunite 80 Missing People With Families
Delhi Police searched for people who had gone missing in the South-West District.
In September, they found 80 people and brought them back to their families.
The group included 22 children and 58 adults.
Police asked people nearby for information and checked CCTV videos.
They also put up pictures at transport stops and checked records at police stations and hospitals.
Some of the people had been missing for years.
Police said they had found 1,229 missing people in the district from January through September 2026.
South-West District Police traced and reunited 80 missing people with their families under Operation Milap from September 1 to 30.
The group included 22 missing or kidnapped children and 58 adults.
Police used local inquiries, CCTV footage, public displays of photographs, tips from informers, and checks of nearby police and hospital records.
Some people had been missing for several years; four were reported missing in 2021, 2024 or 2025, while the other 76 were reported missing in 2026.
Police said they traced 1,229 people, including 318 children and 911 adults, between January 1 and September 30, 2026.
- Who
- South-West District Police and the 80 people they traced, including 22 children and 58 adults.
- What
- Police traced the missing people and reunited them with their families under Operation Milap.
- When
- September 1–30; an official statement was issued on Saturday.
- Where
- Delhi's South-West District.
- Why
- Police said the operation focused on locating missing people and ensuring their safe return to their families.
- Operation
- Operation Milap
- People traced in September
- 80
- Children traced
- 22
- Adults traced
- 58
- Reported missing in 2026
- 76 of the 80
- Other missing-person timelines
- One man had been missing since 2021, one minor boy since 2024, and two adults since 2025.
- People traced from January 1 to September 30, 2026
- 1,229, including 318 children and 911 adults
