Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Kerala Police Rescue Missing 13-Year-Old Girl From Odisha
A 13-year-old girl went missing from Methala in Kerala.
Her parents told the police on August 13.
Police searched nearby places but could not find her.
Information from the cyber cell led them to Salem in Tamil Nadu.
They then learned that she might be staying in Ganjam district in Odisha.
Because the area was considered risky, police travelled there at night with armed officers.
They found the girl and brought her back to Kerala.
She will be given to her parents after a court appearance.
A special Kerala Police team rescued a missing 13-year-old girl from Nabagocha village in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
The girl’s parents reported her missing at Kuruppampady police station on August 13.
Cyber-cell information linked the girl to an Odisha native working at a company in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Police travelled nearly 40 kilometres through a forested area at midnight to reach the house where she was staying.
The girl was taken to Kerala and is expected to be handed over to her parents after being produced before a magistrate.
- Who
- A special Kerala Police team rescued a missing 13-year-old girl and found her with a youth named Alok.
- What
- The police traced and rescued the girl after she went missing from Methala.
- When
- Her parents reported her missing on August 13; the team reached Odisha on August 18 and rescued her around midnight.
- Where
- She was found at a house in Nabagocha village, Ganjam district, Odisha, and taken back to Kerala.
- Why
- Police launched the investigation after her parents reported her missing and followed information obtained through their investigation and cyber cell.
- Girl’s age
- 13 years
- Missing report
- Parents approached Kuruppampady police station around 6 pm on August 13
- Rescue location
- Nabagocha village, Ganjam district, Odisha
- Investigation lead
- The cyber cell provided information about contacts linked to the girl
- Security operation
- Eight armed police personnel accompanied the investigation team
- Travel during rescue
- Police travelled nearly 40 kilometres through a forested area and walked the final kilometre
- Next step
- The girl is to be produced before a magistrate before being handed over to her parents