India, Feb. 12 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre and Delhi Police's stand in a petition seeking strict enforcement of the statutory investigative protocols for missing persons.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyaya and justice Tejas Karia sought a response in a petition filed by an NGO, Freedom Reclaimed, and fixed February 18 as the next date of hearing.

The petition was filed against the backdrop of recent controversial reports, citing Delhi Police data on missing persons, which indicated that 807 people went missing in the Capital during the first two weeks of January. The Delhi Police, in a statement a day later, had said that the data was being amplified through paid promotions, and warned of strict action agai...