Following The Commune’s exposé of The New Indian Express’s half-truth propaganda-driven article about 40000 missing women in Gujarat, The New Indian Express has now removed its article.
The New Indian Express reported on May 7th, in an article written by Dilip Singh Kshatriya, saying, “Over 40,000 women went missing in Gujarat over the course of five years, according to official statistics.” According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), there were 7,105 missing women in 2016, 7,712 in 2017, 9,246 in 2018, and 9,268 in 2019. In the year 2020, 8,290 women were reported missing. “The total number is 41,621.”
According to a police source quoted in the New Indian Express article, the missing women from Gujarat were sold through human trafficking and sometimes sold to other states.
Despite the fact that the NCRB data provided details of women missing from all states, and Gujarat’s numbers were nowhere near West Bengal’s, where more than 1 lakh 43 thousand women are missing, the New Indian Express article singled out Gujarat to divert attention away from the Kerala Story film that spoke about missing woman from Kerala who joined ISIS.
According to a report published by the National Crime Records Bureau, over 5 lakh people, including men, women, and children, went missing in India between 2016-2020. Among them, the number of missing women is particularly alarming. In Tamil Nadu, the number of missing women during the same period was 53,780. On the other hand, Uttar Pradesh, which has a population of over 20 crore people, had 25,535 missing women reported during the same period.
The news was then picked up by mainstream Tamil outlets such as Puthiya Thalaimurai, Thanthi TV, Vikatan, and others. Puthiyathalaimurai went on to claim that the missing women from Gujarat are involved in prostitution.
The Commune called out the propaganda of The New Indian Express and other mainstream Tamil outlets in an article with data and facts, which were widely shared on the internet.
The Gujarat Police had clarified that out of 41,621 women gone missing, 39,497 (94.90%) of the missing women have been traced by Gujarat Police and have been reunited with their families.
published by National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), New Delhi, 39,497 (94.90%) of the missing women have been traced by Gujarat Police and they are united with their families. The said information is also part of Crime in India, 2020.
— Gujarat Police (@GujaratPolice) May 8, 2023
In light of this, The New Indian Express, which selectively reported facts in order to foster hatred against the BJP-ruled Gujarat state and divert attention away from The Kerala Story, has now removed its article.
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