Police today conducted intense search operations in the forest area near Vazhikkadav in Malappuram district following reports of sighting of three unidentified persons, including an woman, in the early hours.
According to police, three persons approached a Preliminary health Centre at Munda and sought medicines. When told that there was no doctor, they just left and the health centre staff immediately informed forest and police officials.
Police personnel including specially trained commando force of Kerala police,'Thunderbolt', combed the area, they said.
Earlier, last month, the specially trained commando force had conducted search operations in the Aralam and Kannavam forest areas in Kannur district, in the wake of reports of suspected Maoist presence in the forest areas bordering Kerala and Karnataka.
Though the 30-member commando force along with forest department officials conducted search operations, they could not sight anyone.
