Malappuram: A tribal woman and her children, who went missing two years ago from Pothukallu in Nilambur, were rescued by the police from a begging mafia in Tamil Nadu. Mini, her children, Ramesh and Ranjith, residents of Kunippala tribal colony, had gone missing in 2021 under mysterious circumstances.  

A special team under the supervision of Malappuram SP Sujith Das and Nilambur DySP has been investigating the missing case for the past two years. 
  
Based on the information gathered, the team expanded their investigation into Coimbatore, Madurai, Palani, Pollachi, Tiruppur, and Mettupalayam. Recently, the team made a breakthrough in the case after realising that the woman and her children were involved in a begging mafia. 

The team then travelled to Coimbatore, established contacts with locals, collected further details, and finally pulled off a successful rescue operation with the help of Tamil Nadu police.

Pothukallu Inspector Sreekumar, SI Soman, ASPO Rajesh, and SPOs Akhil and Krishnadas were other members of the investigating officers involved in the case.