4,700 TS minors went missing in 2016

The total number of minors went missing in 2016 in the state stands at 4,700, with 1,779 males and 2,921 females. Andhra Pradesh had 3,324 cases, while the neighbouring Tamil Nadu had 5,801 minors missing in the same period, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

Of the 4,700 missing cases in the state, 1,021 children, including 377 males and 644 females, were traced and 3,679 children, including 1,402 males and 2,277 females, are still untraced.

According to a senior Hyderabad police official, fleeing and abductions are the prime reasons behind the missing case of minors.

Children run away from home due to several reasons, says Dr Diana Monteiro, a counselling psychologist. “The most common reason is the conflict with parents, which they do not know how to handle. So, assuming that they can lead a better life, they run away. Because of their young age, they chose the option of running away from the problems in life,” the psychologist added.

“Good parenting is the key. In most of the cases, they run away to fulfil their dream of becoming a sportsperson or a film star. Children should Had there been a healthy conversation, the situation would not have arrived,” noted psychologists.

In the current set up, every kid needs good parenting as parent are busy with work.

A total of 1,11,569 children, 41,175 males and 70,394 females, went missing during 2016 and Delhi ranked first with 14,661 children, 6,125 males and 8,536 females, closely followed by Madhya Pradesh with 12,068 children, 3,446 males and 8,622 females.