Search on for missing girls
Two minor girls went missing from a rented house in Kozhikode district, prompting a police search. The 12-year-old and her 16-year-old relative were last seen leaving the house and are believed to have boarded a train. Authorities are using CCTV footage and mobile phone tracking to locate them, with special teams deployed across various railway stations.
- ▪The girls are from West Bengal and were staying with their parents in Kozhikode.
- ▪A formal complaint was lodged by their relatives after they were reported missing.
- ▪Police have intensified their search efforts, focusing on CCTV visuals and mobile phone locations.
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Two minor girls who had gone to sleep with their parents at a rented house near Vadakara in Kozhikode district were reported missing in the early hours of Saturday (May 16, 2026), prompting an extensive police search.A 12-year-old girl and her 16-year-old relative, both natives of West Bengal, had been residing in a rented house at Mayyannur near Vadakara along with their parents. According to police sources, the girls were found missing, following which their relatives lodged a formal complaint.The police have launched an intensified search focussing on CCTV visuals and mobile phone location.
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