Woman presumed dead returned home after nearly 2.5 years In Andhra

This Sankranthi festival could turn out to be the happiest one for a man’s family in Andhra Pradesh as his mother, who went missing and was presumed dead, reunited with the family just when they were planning to perform her last rites.

Speaking to Media, city-based Annam Foundation founder and para-volunteer Annam Srinivasa Rao, who runs an old age home and orphanage, said the police had brought a 70-year-old woman in poor health to the home in July 2023. She was found wandering at Tallampadu in Khammam rural mandal in the district. Her health improved after she was cared for.

However, she could not recall her native village or her relatives as she remained in a forgetful state. After much coaxing, she responded a few days ago and said



her name was Venkata Lakshmi and that she hailed from L Kota village in Andhra Pradesh.

Srinivasa Rao searched for the village online and found it in Khambham mandal of Prakasam district. He then, with the help of the local police and a resident of the village, confirmed her identity and obtained her son’s mobile number. 

Last Saturday, Srinivasa Rao made a video call to the woman’s eldest son Bala Guravaiah, who broke down on seeing his mother and reached Khammam the next day along with two members of his family. In an emotional reunion, he hugged his mother and wept.

Bala told Srinivasa Rao that his mother had left home without informing anyone while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Guntur in 2023.