Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Karnataka: Over 1,300 Children Still Missing After Abductions
Imagine lots of kids went missing in Karnataka.
Over 14,000 kids have been taken in the last five years.
Sadly, 1,336 of them are still missing.
Most of the missing kids are girls.
The city with the most missing kids is Bengaluru.
Police have caught some people who took the kids, but they are working hard to find the rest and make sure kids are safe.
The government is trying to stop this from happening.
Over 14,000 children were kidnapped in Karnataka over the past five years.
1,336 children remain missing, with girls disproportionately affected.
Bengaluru city has the highest number of missing children.
Police have arrested 634 kidnappers between 2020 and 2024.
The government is implementing measures to prevent child trafficking.
- Who
- Over 14,000 children in Karnataka and the kidnappers.
- What
- Over 14,000 children kidnapped in Karnataka in five years, with over 1,300 still missing.
- When
- Between 2020 and 2024.
- Where
- Karnataka, with Bengaluru having the highest number of missing children.
- Why
- Reasons include child labor, trafficking, online influence, organ trade, and begging.
- Total Kidnappings (2020-2024)
- 14,878
- Missing Children
- 1,336
- Missing Girls
- 1,003
- Missing Boys
- 333
- Kidnappers Arrested
- 634
- State
- Karnataka