Woman missing after trek to Tadiandamol Hill in Kodagu; Search enters third day
Madikeri: A 36-year-old woman from Kerala has been reported missing after setting out on a trek to Tadiandamol Hill, with search operations entering the third day without any breakthrough.
The missing woman, identified as Sharanya, had joined a group of trekkers who climbed the hill on Thursday. While the rest of the group returned safely, Sharanya did not make her way back, leading to immediate concern.
Initial search efforts were launched the same night by forest department officials, staff, and local villagers, who combed the surrounding areas of the hill. Despite extensive efforts, no trace of the missing woman was found.
On Friday, search operations intensified, with two police teams comprising local personnel and three teams from the forest department conducting a thorough search across the dense and steep forest regions around the hill. However, these efforts also failed to yield any leads.
Authorities have deployed drones and sniffer dogs, considering the possibility that she may be stranded in a difficult or inaccessible part of the terrain. With no success after two days, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) has now been roped in to assist in the search operations starting Saturday, Kodagu Superintendent of Police Bindu Moni confirmed.
The incident has been communicated to Sharanya’s family in Kochi, Kerala. Her brother, Shyam, has arrived at the site.
Since the day of her disappearance, local residents, police personnel, and forest officials have been working continuously in coordination to locate the missing trekker.
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ED arrests Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora in fresh PMLA case
New Delhi/Chandigarh (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora in a fresh money laundering case against him and some entities allegedly linked to him, officials said.
Arora was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after raids were conducted at his official residence in Chandigarh since early morning, they added.
Officials claimed Arora (62) was "non-cooperative" during the probe. He is expected to be produced before a local court on Saturday, where the agency will seek his custody for a detailed interrogation.
The ED carried out the searches at five premises across north India as part of the action.
The raids also covered two premises in Delhi and that of a company named Hampton Sky Realty Ltd in Gurugram's Udyog Vihar.
The searches were launched after the central agency registered a fresh case under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the officials said.
