More than 16,000 people in Karnataka go missing in last 2 years

A total of 16,778 people have been reported missing in Karnataka since the last two years.

Disclosing this in the State Legislative Council, Karnataka’s Home Minister M P Prakash said children accounted for 6,895 out of the total 16,778 persons missing in Karnataka during the last two years. Women accounted for 4,941 and men the remaining 4,942, Prakash said in response to a question raised by Congress MLC Shivashankar.
Bangalore urban district has the dubious distinction of topping the list with 4,524 missing children, 2,717 missing women and 2,643 missing men, followed by Bangalore rural district with 333 missing children, 348 missing women and 243 missing men. Next in the list is Mysore, where 243 children have been reported missing since two years. 231 women and 254 men have also been reported missing from Mysore, Prakash said.