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Young girl suddenly goes missing from home near Gingee causing massive tension
- •Hemalatha, a 7-year-old second-standard student and daughter of Vadivelu and Bhavani from Alampoondi near Gingee, mysteriously went missing at 3:00 AM on the 12th.
- •Over 100 police officers under the leadership of District Superintendent of Police Mathivanan are conducting an intensive search using drones, sniffer dogs, and hilly terrain sweeps.
- •Police have analyzed footage from 120 CCTV cameras and distributed pamphlets across five districts, while interrogating over 20 suspects including individuals with past case histories.
- •Despite five days of extensive searches and investigations, no concrete information regarding the missing girl has been found yet.
- •Mailam MLA and former Minister C.V. Shanmugam visited the grieving parents and urged the government to intervene directly and expedite actions to ensure the safety of children.
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More than 100 police officers led by Superintendent of Police Mathivanan are searching for the girl using drone cameras, sniffer dogs, and footage from 120 CCTV cameras. Additionally, five special teams have been formed, and pamphlets with her details have been distributed across five districts.
C.V. Shanmugam is the Mailam MLA and former Minister who visited the missing girl's parents in Alampoondi village to offer comfort and inquire about the investigation. He urged the government to directly intervene and take swift action to rescue the child and ease public fear.
Police have interrogated over 20 people on suspicion, including 18 individuals identified through a list of those involved in POCSO cases. Due to a lack of leads after five days, authorities plan to further question thieves, ganja peddlers, and history-sheeters.
