The Indian Express ·
Her husband went to jail for her ‘murder’. Now, Bihar woman found alive in Jharkhand
The case dates back to 2014 when Shakuntala Devi's brother identified the body of a woman recovered from a canal in Rohtas district as that of his sister. Found leading a new life, as Kanti Devi, in the neighbouring state, she is now facing allegations of fraud and criminal conspiracy.
In 2014, a man was called over by police to identify the body of a woman recovered from a canal in Bihar’s Rohtas district. The man identified it as his sister Shakuntala Devi, who had been missing for several days.
Shakuntala had told her family that she was being harassed by her in-laws over dowry demands. A post-mortem was conducted, a murder case was registered on her brother’s complaint, and Shakuntala’s husband, Arun Mehta, along with other members of his family, spent years facing the consequences of the case, including time in jail and selling ancestral land to “settle the matter”.
Now, more than a decade later, another case has been registered: This time, against Shakuntala herself. According to the allegations, she has committed fraud and criminal conspiracy.
