In a major breakthrough, the police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have successfully rescued seven children who had been reported missing from Ulhasnagar’s Hill Line Police Station limits, an officer said on Monday.

The rescue came as part of an intensified effort to resolve pending kidnapping cases, reported news agency PTI. According to Senior Inspector Sailesh Salvi, dedicated investigation squads were formed to revisit cold cases and track down missing children. 

These teams were deployed across multiple states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, and West Bengal, based on leads and background data gathered during the probe, PTI reported.

“After analysing all available clues and working persistently, our teams were able to trace and rescue children in seven out of twelve pending cases,” said Salvi.

Efforts are ongoing to solve the remaining cases, and further investigation is underway.

Pakistan: Two missing youths found dead in Balochistan`s Awaran district

Two previously disappeared youths were found dead in Balochistan’s Awaran district, with local sources alleging the involvement of Pakistani security forces, reported news agency ANI.

According to The Balochistan Post, the victims — identified as Faheem, son of Qasim, and Baqir Baloch, son of Allah Bakhsh — were residents of Cheedgi, Awaran, and belonged to the same family.

The report states that Faheem was allegedly abducted by Pakistani armed forces from Awaran’s main bazaar on September 11, while Baqir was taken from the Jhao area a day later, on September 12, ANI reported. On September 20, their bodies were discovered near Majid Pir Cross in Jhao, discarded by the roadside.

The incident has sparked outrage among human rights activists and Baloch nationalist groups, who have long accused Pakistan’s security forces of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan. The Balochistan Post highlighted that such incidents have notably increased in recent months, raising renewed concerns over ongoing human rights violations in the region.

In a separate report, The Balochistan Post also revealed the recent detention of a student in Quetta and a relative of a Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fighter in Panjgur district. Sher Zaman, son of Ghulam Qadir, was allegedly taken into custody by security personnel from the Degree College Sariab hostel in Quetta and moved to an undisclosed location, reported ANI. His family and fellow students have called for his immediate release.

Meanwhile, in Panjgur’s Paroom area, security forces reportedly raided the home of BLA fighter Gwahram Baloch, also known as Zagrain. According to the report, family members were assaulted during the operation, and Gwahram’s uncle, Karim Jan, was detained.

Despite consistent denials by Pakistani authorities, The Balochistan Post and multiple human rights organisations continue to document and condemn the growing number of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and collective punishment allegedly targeting relatives of suspected insurgents in the province.

(With PTI and ANI inputs)

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