INDORE: A missing case in Indore that kept police and family members on edge for nearly a week took a dramatic turn with a twist straight out of a film script. Twenty-two-year-old Shraddha Tiwari, who went missing from her home on August 23, returned on Friday morning, but not alone. She arrived at MIG police station with a man named Karan Yogi, claiming he was now her husband. Shraddha stated that she initially stepped out of her house to meet her boyfriend, Sarthak Gehlot. But, when he failed to turn up at railway station where they had planned to meet, she boarded a train to Ratlam in anger.
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There, she allegedly attempted to end her life by jumping off the moving train, but was stopped by Karan, an old acquaintance who once worked as an electrician at the college where Shraddha studied, said MIG police station in charge CB Singh.
Singh said that Karan told them that when he stopped Shraddha, she told him that if he really wanted to save her, he should marry her. He agreed and the two went on a tour to Khargone and then Maheshwar, where they exchanged vows in a temple. Later, they went to Karan’s family home in Palia, but after facing opposition from his relatives, they reached Mandsaur before finally returning to Indore. Singh said, “While the story seems fabricated since she is not a minor, she can marry anyone. It is suspected that she knew Karan beforehand.”Additional DCP Amrendra Singh said that the case has been closed. The story has sparked controversy within Shraddha’s family. Her father, Anil Tiwari, has questioned the sudden turn of events, claiming that his daughter has been trapped in a situation she did not willingly accept. He counselled her for over three hours in front of Singh, but she did not agree to go back home with him.Police officials confirmed that Shraddha is safe and that she legally married Karan at a temple. CCTV footage earlier showed her walking near her house before she disappeared, and suspicion initially fell on Sarthak, who was called in for questioning. He, however, claimed that the two had not spoken in the last fifteen days due to family opposition.Shraddha’s disappearance created panic in her family, who even hung her photograph upside down outside their home, mimicking Sonam Raghuwanshi’s family, who had also done the same after she and Raja went missing, following a local belief that such a ritual brings a missing person back. They also announced a reward of Rs 51,000 for anyone who helped find her.
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