Police traced and arrested a Kerala woman, bringing her face-to-face with her children after 13 years. Her son's decision not to pursue the 2013 assault case helped secure her bail.Keralam woman reunites with children after 13 years on the run in son's assault case. (AI generated image)Kasaragod,Oct 25, 2026 17:47 ISTA police operation to trace a woman accused in a 2013 case led to her reunion with her two children after 13 years in Keralam, news agency PTI reported, citing the police.The 44-year-old woman was arrested earlier this month for allegedly assaulting her son when he was 12.
She is a native of Cheemeni in Keralam's Kasaragod district.Chittarikkal police arrested her from Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district, where she was working as a caregiver for an elderly person after being employed through a nursing agency in Kochi.Before she went absconding, she was married and lived with her family in Cheemeni. The couple had a son and a daughter.
The woman ran a tailoring shop near Chittarikkal at the time. After the couple's relationship ran into trouble in 2013, their 12-year-old son accompanied his father to the local police station and lodged a complaint alleging that his mother had assaulted him, officials said.A case was registered under the Juvenile Justice Act, and the woman was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
After being released on bail, she went into hiding and lived in different parts of Kerala, police told PTI. Her husband later married another woman, while their son continued to live with him.
Their daughter was raised by her paternal grandmother.Investigators eventually traced the woman through a nursing agency in Kochi and found her at a house in Thiruvalla, where she was working as a caregiver, police said.When she was produced before the court, both her children were present to meet her after more than a decade. Her son submitted an affidavit saying that he did not wish to pursue the case.Taking note of this, the court granted the woman bail, police said.After her release, the woman spent two days with her children before returning to Thiruvalla to care for the elderly person.Both children are now married and want their mother to return, according to the police.The children now say the complaint was lodged in 2013 at their father's direction.The woman has promised to return after making arrangements for the person in her care and completing the remaining court formalities.She has also expressed hope of living permanently with her children, police added.The court will consider the case again next month and hear from the complainant.- Ends(With PTI inputs)