The claim
17.49 lakh women went missing over an 11-year period (2014–2025) under Modi as PM.
Original review summary
The review says the 17.49-lakh figure for 2014–2025 is unsupported by the available NCRB data. It reports that about 16.1 lakh females were reported missing from 2016 through 2022, and that around 2.3 lakh remained untraced at the end of 2022; that untraced total includes cases from earlier years.[S1]
Additional context
The review notes that NCRB data on missing persons is unavailable before 2016, and that its latest available report covered 2022. [S1]
The review gives annual counts of females reported missing, rising from 1,74,021 in 2016 to 2,93,500 in 2022. [S1]
Research date:
Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026