Ranchi, Jan. 12 -- Police have raised the reward for information on the siblings missing from Mausibari under Dhurwa police station in Ranchi since January 2 to Rs.2 lakh, up from Rs.51,000, officials said on Monday.

Ranchi senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rakesh Ranjan confirmed the development when asked for an update regarding the missing siblings, Ansh and Anshika, both below five years of age.

"The siblings have been missing since January 2, and a missing case was registered in this connection the next day. A 40-member special investigation team (SIT) is working to locate them, but so far, there is no clue," Ranjan said.

The SSP added that a "hue and cry" notice was also issued by CID Jharkhand to police stations across the c...