A decade-plus manhunt in Bihar ended dramatically when the ‘murdered’ wife showed up alive, confessing to a secret second marriage while her husband evaded arrest for 11 years on dowry killing charges.
It started in Meenapur’s Madaripur Karn village. Sunita, wed to Lalan Paswan in 2012 per Hindu rites, disappeared post-arguments three years later. Her father, Vakeel Paswan, presumed foul play, registering a case against Lalan and kin for dowry death and body disposal in 2015.
Lalan fled, his family fighting the allegations amid intense scrutiny. Then, Sunita appeared at the local thana, safe and recounting her Delhi escape: ditching marital woes for a lover’s arms and a new wedding.
Police grilled her thoroughly. She claimed ignorance of the grave accusations. With her testimony filed in court, SHO Ram Iqbal Prasad anticipates relief for the fugitives. Full probe underway.
This extraordinary turnaround exposes flaws in rushed judgments, offering closure yet stirring debates on marital strife, elopements, and legal overreach in India’s dowry-plagued landscape.