LUCKNOW, Jan. 8 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police's newly launched digital platform, the Yaksh App, is expected to significantly strengthen efforts to trace missing persons across the state by creating a centralised, real-time database accessible to all police stations, said senior police officials involved in evaluating applications and training of police persons for its usage.

A senior official privy to the development said that under the new system, complete details of missing persons will be uploaded police station-wise on the app. He said that the app will instantly display relevant missing reports registered at any police station, enabling faster identification and reunification with families if a child, elderly person, woman or mentally...