
Woman, son go missing while crossing stream
The Hindu
A 35-year-old woman and her six-year-old son have reportedly gone missing while trying to cross a stream at Injari area under Pedabayalu police station limits in Visakhapatnam district here on Thursda
A 35-year-old woman and her six-year-old son have reportedly gone missing while trying to cross a stream at Injari area under Pedabayalu police station limits in Visakhapatnam district here on Thursday.
Sub-Inspector of Pedabayalu police station, Manoj, said that they had received information regarding the duo’s disappearance but were yet to reach the spot. “The incident occured in an interior part of the Agency with no proper accessibility, and the area is a Maoist hotbed. We can take up the search and rescue operation only in the morning,” he said.

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