Four-year-old girl missing in Nandyal found safe after overnight search

SP Suneel Sheoran gives a chocolate to four-year-old Pranavi, who was reunited with her mother B. Kalyani after being found safe in the fields outside YSR Nagar in Nandyal on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nandyal police carried out a night-long search operation on the outskirts of the town on Sunday (July 19, 2026) night to trace a four-year-old missing girl, and found her in agricultural fields on Monday (July 20, 2026) morning.Superintendent of Police Suneel Sheoran said the complainant, B. Kalyani, who lives in YSR Nagar in Nandyal town, noticed her four-year-old daughter Pranavi was missing around 7 p.m. Ms. Kalyani launched a search in the nearby area, and at 9 p.m. reported the matter to the police through the 112 emergency number.CCTV footage shows four-year-old Pranavi running towards the fields outside YSR Nagar in Nandyal on Sunday evening. She went missing around 7 p.m.; her mother B. Kalyani called 112 at 9 p.m.Video: Special Arrangement pic.twitter.com/Qu74mgCH19— The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh (@THAndhra) July 20, 2026Nandyal police then launched an extensive search operation in the areas around YSR Nagar and checked every street and the surroundings of every house.On checking CCTV footage in the vicinity, the police found the girl walking alone towards agricultural fields. Mr. Sheoran visited the scene and supervised the search operation.Pranavi was found safe in the fields outside YSR Nagar around 6 a.m. on Monday and handed over to her mother. SP Suneel Sheoran said the quick 112 call helped the police respond fast, and asked the public to report such cases without delay. pic.twitter.com/WY3kiLAu78— The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh (@THAndhra) July 20, 2026Night-vision drone cameras were deployed, sniffer dogs were pressed into service and special teams of nearly 100 policemen searched the areas near YSR Nagar, including canals and agricultural fields. Local residents also joined the search.“Pranavi was found in the fields outside YSR Nagar and she was handed over to her mother. Pranavi was found two kilometres away from the place where she was last seen in the CCTV footage,” Mr. Sheoran said. He said the girl was safely rescued as the mother promptly reported her missing to Dial-112. Published - July 20, 2026 02:39 pm IST