The Andhra Pradesh government has rebutted the allegation of Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan that large numbers of girls and women from AP were missing. (Image By Arrangement)Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has rebutted the allegation of Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan that large numbers of girls and women from AP were missing. The government clarified that out of 2,705 missing persons in AP from 2019 to 2023, nearly 500 women were later located within the state. It said out of 26,099 persons missing since 2019, as many as 23,394 were traced while 2,705 remained untraced until Dec. 31, 2021. However, in 2022-23, out of 2,705 persons missing, 500 were found, which meant the missing persons were only 2,205 so far, the government claimed.

Source: The Nation July 12, 2023 08:01 UTC