New Delhi: Around five children were reported missing everyday in the national capital in the last five years, according to records of Delhi police.
Out of the 8,470 missing children, including 4,620 boys and 2,665 girls, around 1,800 are yet to be traced, the records revealed. The ones among yet to be traced, include around 600 girls.
"Not all children end up at shelter homes. The presence of several human trafficking rackets in the city raises concern. While the males are usually sold of at eateries, farms and residences to be engaged as extra hands, the girls are many a times pushed into prostitution," said a senior police official.
Almost half the number of children (upto 12 years age) who have gone missing in the past five years are aged below eight years, and around 830 of them -- including 350 girls -- are yet to be tracked, police records say.
It is more difficult to track the eight-year-olds, who are extremely vulnerable, said the senior official.
