Sri Vijaya Puram, November 10: A 41-year-old woman who went missing from her residence at Hari Nagar in Billiground was traced at Kadamtala within 15 hours of her family lodging a missing-person complaint, bringing an end to the immediate search while leaving questions about her disappearance unanswered.
According to information released by North and Middle Andaman District Police, the woman was traced on November 9, a day after she reportedly went missing from her home in the early hours of November 8. Police said the search involved coordination with other police stations across the district.
However, the police update did not disclose where the woman had been during her absence, the circumstances in which she was located or whether any further investigation had been initiated to establish the sequence of events.
The matter came to light after her son, Sayandip Roy, 24, approached Billiground Police Station when efforts by the family to locate her failed. A missing-person case was registered on November 8, following which efforts were undertaken to trace her whereabouts.
According to the complaint submitted by Roy, he last saw his mother at around 3.30 am on November 8, when he woke up to use the bathroom. She was reportedly sleeping in her room at the time. Roy said he subsequently returned to bed, unaware that she would be found missing a short while later.
At around 5 am, his wife woke him and informed him that his mother was no longer at home. The family began looking for her, with Roy searching around Billiground market in the hope of finding her nearby.
When the initial search yielded no results, the family contacted relatives and acquaintances to enquire whether anyone had seen or spoken to her. Their efforts, however, did not establish her whereabouts, prompting Roy to approach the police.
In his complaint, Roy expressed suspicion that someone might have lured his mother away and taken her to an unknown location. He did not identify any individual allegedly involved, and no publicly available information has established whether another person played a role in her disappearance.
The complaint also referred to the woman’s movements in the weeks preceding the incident, including a visit to Port Blair with her family approximately two months earlier.
During that visit, she had accompanied her son and granddaughter for the child’s vaccination. While in Port Blair, she reportedly accepted an acquaintance’s invitation to stay at his residence for a few days. The acquaintance originally belongs to Rangat.
Roy returned to Billiground with his wife and daughter, while his mother stayed behind for the short visit. She subsequently returned to Billiground on November 2 and resumed living with her family, according to the complaint.
Her disappearance was reported six days after her return.
Although the sequence of events preceding the disappearance has been outlined in the complaint, there is no confirmed information establishing a connection between the earlier visit and the incident on November 8. Any such link would require verification and should not be treated as evidence of wrongdoing.
The woman’s tracing at Kadamtala within a relatively short period highlights the importance of prompt reporting and coordination among police stations when a person goes missing. In this case, the family’s efforts to search locally and contact acquaintances were followed by a formal complaint that enabled the police to initiate the search.
North and Middle Andaman District Police have not publicly detailed the specific steps that led to the woman’s location or clarified whether statements were recorded after she was traced.
For the family, finding the missing woman marked an important development after hours of uncertainty. Yet, the circumstances surrounding her absence remain unclear in the information released so far.
Further details about where she had been, how she reached Kadamtala and the events leading to her return have not been made public. Until additional information is confirmed by the authorities, the reason for her disappearance remains undetermined.
