‘Paid promotion’ behind claims about surge in missing girls in Delhi, say police

The Delhi Police on Friday alleged that a “paid promotion” was behind recent reports about a purported surge in the number of missing girls in the national capital.

The police made the statement against the backdrop of reports saying that more than 800 persons went missing in Delhi in the first 15 days of this year, with women and girls accounting for two-thirds of the cases.

“After following a few leads, we discovered that the hype around the surge in missing girls in Delhi is being pushed through paid promotion,” the Delhi Police said on Friday. “Creating panic for monetary gains won’t be tolerated, and we will take strict action against such individuals.”

After following a few leads, we discovered that the hype around the surge in missing girls in Delhi is being pushed through paid promotion. Creating panic for monetary gains won't be tolerated, and we'll take strict action against such individuals.— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) February 6, 2026

A day earlier, the police said that there was no need to panic about “rumours being spread” about persons, especially children, going missing.

The authorities said that there had been a decline in the number of cases of missing persons in the first 15 days this year as compared to the same period last year, PTI reported.

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