Raj Thackeray criticizes CM Fadnavis over rise in little one abduction circumstances in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday (December 13, 2025) raised issues over the rising variety of lacking kids and kidnappings in Maharashtra and highlighted that “interstate gangs are systematically focusing on younger kids” throughout the state.

Mr Thackeray has written a letter addressed to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the place he criticized the Mahayuti-led authorities for neglecting vital problems with public security and as a substitute approving huge budgets through the winter legislative session held in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district.

Criticizing the federal government over no motion towards the gang, Mr Thackeray requested, “Why is there no clear technique to curb such crimes?” He additionally prompt prioritizing the discussions on little one abductions, lacking women, and different public questions of safety within the legislative meeting and conducting a DNA take a look at if wanted to determine the youngsters seen begging in public areas.

In response, Mr Fadnavis mentioned, “I’ve already given statistics and causes for the disappearance of women or boys. Additionally talked about the numbers on kids returned.” Nonetheless, Mr Fadnaivis didn’t learn the letter of Mr Thackeray, saying, “If they’ve any doubts, I’ll undoubtedly reply them.”

“The vital level is that even when a lady leaves residence as a result of a battle and returns after three days, we file a lacking individual criticism. That’s the reason we see a excessive variety of such complaints. Our estimate is that if we contemplate a 12 months, we carry again greater than 90%,” he added.

Mr Thackeray referred to Nationwide Crime Data Bureau (NCRB) knowledge and talked about that there was an almost 30% improve in little one abductions between 2021 and 2024, and identified that a lot of the kids are pressured into labor and to beg on the streets. He inquired concerning the trauma inflicted on their younger minds throughout that point, how the child-abducting gangs have been even allowed to function, and the way they perform their actions so boldly and with out worry.

Yogesh Kadam, Minister of State (MoS) for Residence, additionally reiterated that we’ve noticed that greater than 90% of the youngsters come again, saying, “as a number of kids go away on their very own, or have left for another cause. Nonetheless, this doesn’t imply that we aren’t searching for the remaining 10% of the youngsters. We’re conducting a particular marketing campaign to search out them.”