Missing Toddler Search in Andhra Pradesh Involves GPS-Tracked Dog
Two-year-old Sunkara Gnaneswari went missing on June 6, 2026, from a palm oil plantation in Ch. Agraharam, Tuni mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her parents mistakenly assumed each other had taken her home. Police fitted a GPS tracker on the family’s pet dog, which had returned alone, to locate the child. The dog later died after traveling 80 km, suspected from infection or dehydration. Over 400 personnel from police, NDRF, SDRF, and forest departments are searching, using drones and CCTV, with no leads yet.
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Missing Toddler in Andhra Pradesh: Camera Traps and Thermal Drones Deployed in Search
A two-year-old girl, Sunkara Gnaneswari, has been missing since June 6 from an oil plantation in Ch. Agraharam village, Tuni mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, where her parents work as caretakers. The Forest Department has deployed wildlife experts from the Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve (NSTR) and installed camera traps along routes near the village to detect any movement. District Forest Officer N. Ramachandra Rao stated that no evidence of a wildlife attack has been found so far. Search efforts include thermal drone surveillance at night and ongoing police ground operations.
The Hindu: Latest News today from India and the World, Breaking news, Top Headlines and Trending News Videos.No Clue Yet on Missing Toddler, Search Operations Continue in Kakinada
Kakinada Superintendent of Police G. Bindhu Madhav stated on Monday that no leads have emerged in the search for two-year-old Sunkara Gnaneswari, missing since June 6 from S. Agraharam village in Tuni mandal, Kakinada district. Search operations and technical analysis of phone call data near the girl's home are ongoing. The Forest Department is leading a drone-based search, with teams from NDRF, SDRF, and local police also involved. The search beyond a 10-kilometer radius is challenging due to dense green cover. The pet dog that accompanied the toddler when she went missing was found dead on June 13, suspected to have died from dehydration. A forensic report on the dog is pending. Police have announced a reward of ₹1 lakh for information leading to the girl's whereabouts.
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A post-mortem examination was conducted on an adult pet dog at the N. Sooravaram Veterinary Hospital near Tuni, Kakinada district, as part of an investigation into the animal's death. The dog had accompanied two-year-old Sunkara Gnaneswari, who went missing from a palm oil plantation in Ch. Agraharam village on June 6. The dog returned home on June 9, was fitted with a GPS tracker and used in the search, covering over 80 km before dying suspiciously on June 13. Blood samples and veterinary reports have been sent for forensic analysis. Police have expanded the search to a 10 km radius, and 30 NDRF personnel have joined the operation, bringing the total searchers to over 400. Authorities are also examining footage from 38 CCTV cameras. Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has directed the police to expedite the investigation.
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A two-year-old girl named Sunkara Gnaneswari went missing while playing in a garden at Ch. Agraharam, Tuni mandal in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, on June 6, 2026. After ten days without success, the state government deployed National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams, along with forest department officials, to search nearby forests. A 30-member NDRF team is searching creeks, streams, and forests. Aerial surveillance using drones is underway. The police have registered a 'girl missing' case. A previous attempt using a pet dog fitted with a GPS tracker to find the child was unsuccessful.
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A pet dog fitted with a GPS tracker to help locate two-year-old Sunkara Gnaneswari, missing since June 6 from a palm oil plantation in Ch. Agraharam, Tuni mandal, Kakinada district, died on June 13. The dog had walked nearly 80 km since being fitted with the tracker and is suspected to have died from a viral infection, according to Tuni Rural Sub-Inspector Krishnamachari. The girl and her dog went missing together; the dog returned home on June 9 and was kept in a cage for two days before being deployed in the search. The girl's parents, Sunkara Ganesh and Bhavani, who work as caretakers at the plantation, mistakenly assumed each other had brought the girl home. Over 250 personnel from the Police Department and State Disaster Response Force are searching the area, with CCTV monitoring in progress.
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In Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, police have fitted a GPS tracker on a pet dog to help locate two-year-old Sunkara Gnaneswari, who has been missing since June 6 from a palm oil plantation in Ch. Agraharam, Tuni mandal. The child was with her parents, Sunkara Ganesh and Bhavani, who work as caretakers at the plantation. The girl went missing after a miscommunication between the parents, each assuming the other had brought her home. The couple filed a complaint the next day. On June 9, the family's pet dog returned home without the girl. Police then collared the dog with a GPS tracker, hoping its movements will lead them to the child. Tuni Circle Inspector G. Chennakesava Rao stated that over 250 personnel from the police and State Disaster Response Force are involved in the search, but no clues have been found so far.
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