Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Police Trace Woman Missing for Eight Years in Andhra Pradesh
Devela Lakshmi had been missing for eight years.
Police in Nellore continued looking into her case.
They used available information to search for her.
On October 3, 2026, they found her near the Srikalahasti temple.
She was safe, and police handed her over to her family.
The case will be handled again by the Nellore Rural Police Station.
A district police chief praised the team for finding her.
The Nellore Anti-Human Trafficking Unit traced 39-year-old Devela Lakshmi, who had been missing for eight years.
Lakshmi is from Kesar village in Srikakulam district and had lived with her husband in South Rajupalem.
Her disappearance was registered with Nellore Rural Police Station as Crime No. 596/2018.
Police found her near the Srikalahasti temple in Tirupati district on October 3, 2026.
After recovering her safely, police handed her to family members and began procedures to return the case to Nellore Rural Police Station.
- Who
- Devela Lakshmi, 39, was traced by the Nellore Anti-Human Trafficking Unit.
- What
- Police found her safely after she had been missing for eight years and handed her to her family.
- When
- She was traced on October 3, 2026; police handed her to her family on Saturday.
- Where
- Near the Srikalahasti temple in Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The AHTU team searched pending missing-person cases using available information and technical data.
- Age
- 39
- Missing duration
- Eight years
- Date traced
- October 3, 2026
- Location found
- Near the Srikalahasti temple, Tirupati district
- Police case
- Nellore Rural Police Station Crime No. 596/2018
- Police unit
- Anti-Human Trafficking Unit, Nellore
- Family handover
- Police handed Lakshmi to her family members after her safe recovery