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78 Missing Women and Girls Remain Untraced in State, Shows Police Data

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August 08, 2025

EVEN as shocking details emerge from Cherthala, Alappuzha, about serial missing and murder cases involving women, official statistics reveal that a total of 78 girls and women remain untraced in the state.

- SHAN A S @T'Puram

In the wake of the Cherthala episode, state police have decided to redouble efforts to resolve as many missing cases as possible. Special teams will be formed, if required.

According to police data accessed by TNIE, eight girls and 70 women remained untraced as of June this year.

Some of the cases are long-pending and the department has instructed district police chiefs to closely scrutinize every case, sources said. Additional effort will be made to track those missing, they added.

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