Over 48,000 Women Reported Missing In Maharashtra In 2025: Govt

In the same year, 12,113 little girls were reported missing and 10,295 have been traced so far. The data was provided in a written reply by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also heads the Home Ministry, to a question on missing women and girls.

According to the response, Mumbai recorded 1,723 cases of missing girls in 2025; This number is almost ten times higher than in 2024.

A comparative review of 2024-25 data on missing children aged 15-18 across Maharashtra showed an overall increase in cases, especially among girls in urban centers like Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.

But the government said police performance remained strong and more than 96 percent of missing children were tracked statewide. Nagpur recorded a decline in cases, indicating that preventive measures have improved.

The question was raised by BJP MPs Atul Bhatkhalkar and Sanjay Upadhyay, Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar and others.

They sought details of reports of a total of 37,695 girls and women missing in Maharashtra between 2024 and 2025, including 4,096 minor girls and 33,599 adult women. The legislators also sought district-wise figures for Raigad, Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nagpur.

Responding to these questions, Mr. Fadnavis said, “A total of 45,662 women were reported missing in Maharashtra in 2024 and 30,877 of them have been traced.

That same year, 11,316 minor girls were reported missing and 8,475 were traced. In 2025, 48,278 women were reported missing and 36,581 of them were traced. “In addition, 12,113 underage girls were reported missing in 2025 and 10,295 were tracked.”

Providing district and city-wise data, the CM said that in Raigad district, 102 minor girls were reported missing in 2024 and all of them were tracked, while 70 minor girls went missing in 2025, of which 66 were tracked.

Under Mumbai Police Commissionerate, 1,435 minor boys and 3,080 minor girls were reported missing during 2024-25, of which 1,409 boys and 3,046 girls were traced. In Navi Mumbai, 151 boys and 304 girls were reported missing in 2024; 146 boys and 300 girls were traced. It was stated that in 2025, 172 boys and 346 girls were lost, while 167 boys and 327 girls were followed.

In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 30 women and five minor girls were reported missing in 2024; 23 of them women and four girls were followed.

In 2025, 22 women and 17 little girls disappeared, and 19 women and 10 girls were followed.

In Nagpur, 1,904 women and 370 minor girls were reported missing in 2024; Of these, 1,728 women and 352 girls were followed. While 1,875 women and 391 little girls disappeared in 2025, 1,704 women and 371 girls were followed. “Overall, 3,779 women and 761 minor girls were reported missing in Nagpur in two years, of which 3,432 women and 723 girls were traced,” Mr. Fadnavis said.

The Prime Minister said the state carried out 13 trips under Operation Muskan between July 2015 and December 2024 to trace missing and exploited children and reunite them with their families.

Operation Muskan 14 currently runs from 20 January to 20 February 2026. “The state issued a circular on April 15, 2025, to trace missing women and children, following which Missing Cells were made operational in all police units. Under the Task Cell, special operations such as Operation Search 1 and Operation Search 2 were conducted to track 5,066 women and 2,771 children,” he said.