Bhopal police, through 'Operation Muskan,' reported recovering 13,774 missing girls in 2025, exceeding the 12,314 reported missing that year. This initiative has helped reduce pending cases, with recoveries spanning across Madhya Pradesh and other states. The operation successfully reunited a girl missing since 2017 with her family and facilitated other recent safe returns, indicating a focused effort to address a rising trend in missing girl cases since 2023.