Husband,in-laws behind bars,woman thought dead found alive

On Friday,she was produced before the district judge,who recorded her statement. The recoding will continue on Monday. The police,embarrassed,now say they will reinvestigate the case. SP Shahjahanpur,K Ejilear Assane,said: Papers are being prepared to release the persons who are behind bars.

Back in August,the case was investigated by Hardois then Circle Officer AP Singh. The body was identified by Pinkis mother Laxmi Devi. The woman had been strangulated.

Her daughter,Laxmi Devi had said,had been missing for four days. And since she had been married for seven years,her husband Dharmendra,his brother Mahesh,their parents Maikoo and Kanti and three other relatives were promptly booked under a dowry case.

Singh sent a report with all the evidence,including the victims dress,to Shahjahanpur. The then Shahjahanpurs Circle Officer Ajay Pratap,who further investigated the matter,arrested the seven accused. In November,the three relatives got bail,but Dharmendra,Mahesh and their parents are still in jail.

On Thursday,Dharmendras cousin Rajeev came to know that Pinki was alive and lived in Adarsh Nagar. He went there and after verifying the details,called the local police station.

Shahjahanpurs Ramchandra Mission police station in-charge Ramendra Singh said: Before we reached,Pinki escaped from her rented accommodation. Later,we found her at the railway station. Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar said they will reinvestigate the case.