Bhubaneswar: More than 13,000 persons who had reportedly gone missing in Odisha still remain untraced, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
This information was shared by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi while answering a question by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous in the Assembly.
The legislator sought information on the total number of missing cases registered in the state since June 2024, how many have been solved and how many are pending, reasons for delay and challenges faced by authorities concerned.
The Chief Minister informed the House that as many as 20,060 missing person cases have been registered between June 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025.
Of these, 7,048 people have been traced while 13,012 cases are still pending, he said.
The government has assured that efforts are being stepped up to trace the missing individuals.
Law enforcement agencies are working with various departments and using modern surveillance technology to track and rescue those yet to be found.