Mumbra Police Rescue Four Missing Minors From Lucknow, Detain 20-Year-Old Suspect

The Mumbra police in Thane have successfully rescued four missing minors from the Mandi area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and detained a 20-year-old youth who allegedly lured them away. The rescue, reported on June 29, comes after the children—three girls aged 15 to 17 and a 13-year-old boy—originally went missing from their homes in Mumbra on June 25, 2026.

According to Senior Police Inspector Anil Shinde, the minors had left their Mumbra homes to attend coaching classes. They later informed their families that they were attending a birthday party but failed to return. A formal missing person's report was filed on June 26.

Initial investigations involved scanning extensive CCTV footage across several railway stations, including Mumbra, Thane, Kalyan, Kurla, and Ghatkopar. The definitive breakthrough occurred when the mobile phone of one of the missing children was briefly switched on, allowing cyber cell officials to trace the location coordinates to Lucknow.

A special Mumbra police team was immediately dispatched to Uttar Pradesh. In coordination with local leads, the team traced the group to Lucknow's Mandi area. The minors were safely secured, and the accompanying youth, identified as Mohammad Kaif Abdul Qayyum Khan, was detained.

Preliminary police findings indicate that Khan allegedly lured the children away without parental consent. Investigators revealed that Khan already faces prior assault charges in Lucknow.

The four rescued children have been safely reunited with their families in Thane. Meanwhile, further interrogation of the suspect is underway to establish the exact motive behind the alleged abduction.