Lawmakers Urged to Set Up Fast‑Track Courts for Missing Children Cases

A recent public interest petition presented in the Supreme Court urges the government to establish fast‑track courts for child abduction cases. The petition points out that, according to data up to 1 June 2026, Bihar alone records around 15,000 missing‑person reports each year since 2013, the majority involving children, with less than half being recovered. NCRB statistics show the highest incidence of human trafficking in Odisha, Bihar, Telangana and Maharashtra, with Odisha topping male child trafficking and Rajasthan leading female child trafficking. The petition seeks accelerated judicial handling within a year, high‑level police oversight, and the seizure of assets of those linked to kidnapping networks.