- The highest number of women and children who go missing in the country are from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh respectively, according to a study by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
- The NCRB said that the study aims to identify the areas where registered cases of missing persons, specifically women and children, are higher than in other areas.
- The Supreme Court had directed the NCRB to analyse the data on missing persons (especially on women and children) so that areas prone to persons being trafficked can be identified.
