The Forest Department has deployed wildlife experts from the Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve (NSTR) and installed camera traps to trace any movement related to the two-year-old Sunkara Gnaneswari, who has been missing since June 6 from Ch. Agraharam village of Tuni mandal in Kakinada district. According to officials, the toddler went missing from an oil plantation where her parents work as caretakers. Kakinada District Forest Officer N. Ramachandra Rao said that no evidence of a attack by wildlife has been found so far.“Wildlife experts and field staff have installed camera traps along the routes surrounding the girl’s village,” said Mr. Ramachandra Rao. He added that experts are monitoring the green cover with thermal drones at night. Meanwhile, police teams continue search operations in the area. Published - June 16, 2026 08:38 pm IST
Missing toddler: camera traps, thermal drones aid search
Search efforts for missing toddler Sunkara Gnaneswari in Tuni utilize camera traps and thermal drones to aid wildlife experts.







