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499 Minors Reported Missing in Navi Mumbai
In Navi Mumbai, 499 minors were reported missing in 2025.
Most of them were girls, and nearly all were found except for 41.
The main reasons they went missing were love affairs, feeling sad or stressed, and talking to strangers online.
Police are working hard to find the remaining children and are asking parents to pay more attention to their kids' feelings and online activities.
They also registered cases under the POCSO Act for 25 girls who were sexually assaulted after being lured away from home.
499 minors reported missing in Navi Mumbai between January 1 and November 29, 2025.
458 minors traced, 41 remain untraced, with 349 girls and 150 boys going missing.
Primary reasons for disappearances include love affairs, emotional stress, online grooming, and peer pressure.
Turbhe police station reported the highest number of missing minors (51 cases).
25 cases involved sexual assault on minor girls, with offences registered under the POCSO Act.
- Who
- 499 minors (349 girls, 150 boys) in Navi Mumbai
- What
- 499 minors reported missing, 458 traced, 41 untraced
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, with highest cases in Turbhe (51), Rabale (49), Rabale MIDC (41)
- When
- Between January 1 and November 29, 2025
- Why
- Primary reasons include love affairs, emotional stress, online grooming, and peer pressure
Key facts
- Total Missing Minors
- 499
- Tracing Success
- 458 traced, 41 untraced
- Gender Distribution
- 349 girls, 150 boys
- Primary Reasons
- Love affairs, emotional stress, online grooming, peer pressure
- Highest Reporting Station
- Turbhe (51 cases)
- Sexual Assault Cases
- 25
- POCSO Act
- Offences registered in 25 cases
Quotes
A senior officer
A senior officer in the Navi Mumbai Police
“During the period when the parents do not know where they are, they approach us. As per the Supreme Court guidelines, whenever a minor goes missing — even if it is a case of running away from home — we have to register a kidnapping case directly and not a missing person’s complaint.”
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Senior Police Inspector Prithviraj Ghorpade
Senior Police Inspector of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (ABTU)
“In most missing minor cases, love affairs, family tensions and misuse of mobile phones are recurring factors. We treat each case with utmost sensitivity and use all available technical tools to trace children quickly. Parents must pay attention to their children’s emotional needs, monitor their mobile and social media use, and maintain a positive home atmosphere. Only collective efforts by society and the police can reduce such incidents.”
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