Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Mumbai Police Launch Operation Shodh 5 To Trace Missing Persons
Mumbai Police have started a special campaign called Operation Shodh 5.
It aims to find children and adults who have gone missing.
The campaign will take place across Mumbai from September 29 to October 16, 2026.
Police teams at local police stations will search for these people.
The police are asking citizens to stay alert and share useful information.
People should report suspicious or unattended children, women or men.
They can call 100, call 1098 for child-related concerns, or visit a police station.
A child’s photograph can also be uploaded to the Khoya-Paya portal through the Mission Vatsalya website.
Mumbai Police launched Operation Shodh 5 to trace missing, abducted or kidnapped children and missing adults.
The search drive will run across Mumbai from September 29 to October 16, 2026.
Police teams at the police-station level will work to locate as many missing people as possible.
Citizens are urged to report suspicious or missing people by calling 100, calling 1098 for child-related cases, or visiting a police station.
The public has been asked to watch for vulnerable people at transport hubs, religious places, hospitals, hotels, shops and neighbourhoods.
- Who
- Mumbai Police, police-station teams, citizens and nongovernmental organisations involved in tracing missing people.
- What
- Operation Shodh 5, a special search drive for missing, abducted or kidnapped children and missing adult men and women.
- When
- September 29 to October 16, 2026; the announcement is dated September 30, 2026.
- Where
- Across Mumbai, including railway stations, bus stations, religious places, hospitals, hotels, shops and neighbourhoods.
- Why
- To locate missing people and help reunite them with their families.
- Campaign
- Operation Shodh 5
- Location
- Mumbai
- Campaign period
- September 29–October 16, 2026
- People covered
- Children below 18 reported missing, abducted or kidnapped, and missing men and women above 18
- Police Control Room
- 100
- Child Helpline
- 1098
- Online reporting
- Photographs of suspected missing children can be uploaded through the Khoya-Paya portal on the Mission Vatsalya website.