Missing Kalyan woman case: We’re losing patience, now hope for miracle, says family

The Mahalingam temple where people claimed to have seen the mother-son duo

The husband and brother of the Kalyan woman who has been missing along with her eight-year-old child since September, have searched every temple and shelter home in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, but to no avail.

Husband Rahul Deokar and brother Vijay Bhagat, who started searching for them on their own after alleging that the police haven't done anything, went to Sivakasi earlier this month after receiving a call. The caller from a Sivakasi school told Bhagat that the mother-son duo was allegedly with aghoris and were in danger. But they did not find them.

Poster about missing Anuradha Deokar and her son

A resident of Mohne village in Kalyan, Anuradha Deokar, 33, her father Vimal Bhagat, 54, and son went missing On September 8. The family was alerted by her neighbours who found their flat's door open around 11 am. Police filed a missing person complaint at Khadakpada police station. Later, Vimal's body was found near Ulhas river, but there was no trace of Anuradha and her son.

"We came across two people [at Sivakasi] who told us that they saw her. We kept an eye on those temples, but got no success," said Vijay. "We have literally gone to every temple in and around Sivakasi, but have found nothing concrete."

Vijay and Rahul have printed more than 500 posters in Tamil and Hindi, and are visiting various pockets in the area. "While we were searching for them in the markets, one woman said she saw Anuradha in front of a primary school, while a fruit seller said he had seen them in front of Mahalingam temple. We kept an eye on both these places and asked hundreds of people, but to no avail," said the husband.

"We are losing our patience now, as we don't know how to find her anymore. We are now just hoping for some miracle," said Vijay.