In the last three years (from 2023 to November 15, 2025), 9,639 children have gone missing across Karnataka and 1,094 of them remain untraced.
Bengaluru city accounted for nearly a third of these cases, followed by Bengaluru Rural and Tumakuru districts. In terms of gender, a whopping 6,894 cases were those of girls, with 825 cases pending. Home Minister G. Parameshwara revealed these figures in his reply to a question from Member of Legislative Council Umashree during the recently-concluded winter session of the Legislature in Belagavi.
In 2023, 3,039 missing cases were reported, and 77 cases remain unresolved. Of te 3,411 missing children reported in 2024, 145 are as yet untraced. Till November 15, 2025, 3,189 missing cases were reported, and 872 of them are as yet not cracked.
Highest in Bengaluru
In Bengaluru, 3,268 missing cases were reported and 426 of them are pending. In Bengaluru Rural district, 694 children were reported missing, and 55 remain untraced. Tumkur district ranked third, with 450 cases reported in the last three years. Out of these, 33 are unresolved.
