Search for 3-year-old girl on at Moozhikulam; rain makes mission difficult

Kochi: The police have launched a massive search for a three-year-old girl who went missing somewhere near Moozhikulam, a village 13 km away from Nedumbassery here.

The girl went missing when her mother was taking her to the woman’s house at Kurumassery near Moozhikulam from Thiruvankulam. The missing case was reported at the Puthencruz police station by 7.30 pm by the girl’s father’s family. 

The police were searching for the girl in various locations along the route, but the focus of the search was shifted to Moozhikulam near Angamaly by 11 pm, based on the mother’s statement that she had abandoned the child somewhere in the area. Angamaly MLA Roji M John told the media that CCTV visuals have confirmed the woman arrived at Moozhikulam with the girl after 7 pm.

However, the child was not with her when she reached her house. The woman reportedly gave contradicting statements to her family about the girl, which made them suspicious.

The girl’s father’s family reported the missing case to the police in their locality after they came to know that the girl was not with her mother. Kalyani’s mother had taken her to Moozhikulam from the Anganwadi pre-school near their house at Thiruvankulam.

Police, Fire and Rescue Services personnel and Scuba divers have launched a search in the premises of the Moozhikulam bridge across a tributary of Chalakudy river even though rain has made the operation difficult. Local people have joined the search mission.