559 missing children were recovered and handed over to their parents
Raipur, 4 July 2023/ In accordance with the instructions of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, Operation Muskaan is being conducted in the state to trace missing children. The Home Minister Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu had issued orders to the Director General of Police Mr. Ashok Juneja to execute a comprehensive campaign in this regard. Following the instructions, under the supervision of the Inspector General of Police CID, Mr. S.C. Dwivedi, a state-wide campaign called “Operation Muskaan” was conducted from June 1 to June 30, 2023, to trace missing children, in which the state Police achieved significant success.
Various guidelines were provided to the districts by the Police Headquarters regarding the effective operation of “Operation Muskaan”. The Superintendents of Police and the Nodal Officers nominated in the districts followed these guidelines and contributed commendably to making this campaign a success. The campaign was undertaken within Chhattisgarh and in different states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, and Karnataka.
In “Operation Muskaan”, 72 boys and 487 girls have been recovered, making a total of 559 missing children recovered from across the state. The number includes 76 children from Janjgir-Champa, 56 from Raipur, 52 from Bilaspur, and 52 from Sakti. The remaining children were recovered from other districts. The recovered boys and girls were handed over to their families. The Police achieved success in restoring the smiles on the faces of the missing children and their parents.
