Parl Panel recommends Delhi Police undertakes study on missing persons for improved tracking

NEW DELHI: (Mar 18) A parliamentary panel has recommended that the Delhi Police undertake a sociological study with reputed universities and research institutions on missing persons' cases for policy formulation, preventive strategies and improved tracking mechanisms.

In its report tabled in both Houses of the Parliament on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs noted that cases relating to missing persons, particularly women, children and vulnerable individuals, have "significant social and security implications" in a metropolitan city like Delhi.

The panel, chaired by BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, was of the view that a data-driven and research-oriented approach is necessary to understand the underlying socio-economic, demographic and behavioural factors contributing to such cases.