Similarly, Tara Maya Moktan of Hetauda, 26, suddenly disappeared on February 21. Her husband and relatives looked for her at every place they know, but to no avail. Finally, her husband filed a missing report at Women and Children Development Office (WCDO) and appealed the organization for help, according to WCDO, Makwanpur.
According to WCDO, there has been a significant rise in disappearance cases of children and women in the district. Chief of WCDO, Deepa Karki, said, "People come to report disappearance only after 2-3 days of the incident.
It not only creates difficulties for police search team, it also narrows the chances of finding them." As many as 110 women were reported missing in March of the current fiscal year, said Karki. Police have managed to find 20 among all the women reported missing.
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Similarly, among 29 children below 19 of age reported missing, police have found 15 of them and handed them over to their relatives. "Many women leave their home and family without informing their relatives," Karki said. According to police, most missing children and women are from poor financial background.
DSP Prashanjanga Karki said the main reasons for the disappearance are poverty and unawareness. He said that due to extreme poverty, women all the time think of ways to earn money, which makes them vulnerable to traffickers. "They are easily lured by sweet words of getting opportunities in other towns," he said.
