Register FIR in cases of missing persons immediately, irrespective of age or gender: SCThe Supreme Court clarified that its directive to register FIRs immediately in missing-person cases applies to everyone, regardless of age or gender. The expression “person” means every person, irrespective of age or gender. The apex court directed that all the states/Union Territories, which have not filed their affidavits despite its earlier directions are, prima facie, in contempt. Issuing a slew of directions, it expressed displeasure over the rise in the number of cases of missing children and said they are often victims of organised inter-state trafficking syndicates. “The concerned police stations are directed to immediately institute FIR the moment any information reaches them with regard to any person missing, without waiting for a preliminary inquiry or leaving it to the guardians of the missing persons….