Raipur (Chhattisgarh), July 5: Chhattisgarh Police rescued a total of 559 missing children from across the state under the state-wide campaign 'Operation Muskaan', an official statement said on Tuesday.
Of the rescued children, 72 were boys and 487 were girls.
"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," an official statement said.
"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," it added.
Chhattisgarh police initiated a state-wide campaign to find the missing children from June 1 to June 30, 2023, under the supervision of Inspector General of Police CID SC Dwivedi.
The campaign was carried out throughout Chhattisgarh as well as in other states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, and Karnataka.
"In accordance with the instructions of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Operation Muskaan is being conducted in the state to trace missing children. The Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu had issued orders to the Director General of Police Ashok Juneja to execute a comprehensive campaign in this regard," an official statement stated.
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