Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Kaaval Karangal Reunites 70-Year-Old Woman With Family in Chennai
A 70-year-old woman named Rani became lost while returning home from a market.
She had gone there to buy flowers for her older daughter’s death anniversary.
Police found her near Chennai Central railway station.
Kaaval Karangal gave her a safe place to stay.
An inspector spoke with her and learned where she lived.
Her photograph was sent to police in Ponneri.
They discovered that her granddaughter had reported her missing.
Rani was then reunited with her family.
Kaaval Karangal rescued 70-year-old Rani near Chennai Central railway station.
Rani had become lost after visiting Pookadai market to buy flowers.
Inspector Mary Raju identified her hometown as Vembakkam in Ponneri.
Ponneri police linked Rani to a missing-person complaint filed by her granddaughter Papitha.
The woman was reunited with her family on Wednesday after staying at a home.
- Who
- Kaaval Karangal, a Greater Chennai police assistance centre, rescued Rani and reunited her with her family.
- What
- A 70-year-old woman who had become lost was found and returned to her family.
- When
- She was reunited on Wednesday; the article says she had been missing since July 5.
- Where
- Rani was found near Chennai Central railway station and belongs to Vembakkam in Ponneri, Thiruvallur district.
- Why
- She had gone to Pookadai market to buy flowers and could not find her way back home.
- Rescued person
- Rani, 70
- Rescue location
- In front of Chennai Central railway station
- Family location
- Vembakkam in Ponneri, Thiruvallur district
- Missing-person complaint
- Filed by Rani’s granddaughter Papitha
- Kaaval Karangal rescues in 2026
- 752 people
- Family reunifications in 2026
- About 200 people
- Five-year rescue total
- 10,522 people rescued since the centre began