According to a statement released on Tuesday, a total of 559 missing children were found throughout the state as a result of the state-wide operation known as “Operation Muskaan.”
“In “Operation Muskaan,” 72 boys and 487 girls have been found, bringing the total number of missing children found across the state to 559. A total of 76 children from Janjgir-Champa, 56 from Raipur, 52 from Bilaspur, and 52 from Sakti are included in the total. The remainder of the kids were located in neighbouring districts. The boys and girls who had been found were returned to their homes. According to a formal statement, “The Police succeeded in putting the missing children’s and their parents’ smiles back on their cheeks.
From June 1 to June 30, 2023, Chhattisgarh police, under the direction of Inspector General of Police CID SC Dwivedi, ran a statewide drive to find the missing children.
In addition to other states, such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, and Karnataka, the campaign was conducted in Chhattisgarh.
Operation Muskaan, which aims to find missing children, is being carried out in the state in compliance with the Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s orders. An official statement read: “The Director General of Police Ashok Juneja had been given directives by the Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu to carry out a comprehensive campaign in this regard.