Four people facing the camera, including two police officers, a woman, and a boy, standing in Delhi, India

Sixty-one missing children were safely located and reunited with their families in northern India as part of “Operation Milap.” The initiative by Delhi’s South-West District Police recovered 142 missing persons during an intensive month-long search mission. Law enforcement efforts included local inquiries, surveillance, and outreach at public transportation hubs, and examining records of nearby police stations and hospitals. Delhi Police said the operation brought the total number of missing people the district has reunited to just over 800—258 of them children—during the first six months of 2025. Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Goel said the compassionate approach, methodical investigations, and swift action “brought hope and relief to many grieving families.” 

The state of Madhya Pradesh in India is developing an app to disseminate information about crimes, including missing and abducted children. The app is based on the U.S. AMBER Alert program. State Law Minister P.C. Sharma said, “Information about crimes and sketches of accused will reach the common man. It will help to arrest them in lesser time.”

The Punjab government has formed a committee to help protect children and has plans to start an AMBER Alert system. Punjab is a geographical and cultural area in eastern Pakistan and northern India. Officials hope the child abduction alerts will help recover abducted children and help prevent the crimes from happening in the first place.