Dead woman comes walking, husband refuses to accept

A woman, who was presumed dead by her family members nearly a fortnight ago, came back home in the district, but her husband refused to take her back.

Sheila Devi, 40, a resident of Sayari village and mother of three children, had gone missing from the bank of the river Yamuna on July 17, where she had gone to wash clothes, sources in the police said.

When her family members reached the spot they found only clothes and soap. All efforts to trace her proved futile and they presumed she was washed away in the waters of the river, they said. Devi's husband informed the police about the incident and even performed her funeral rites.

However, Devi suddenly resurfaced on Sunday at home. She claimed that two masked men took her away when she was washing clothes on July 17 and dropped her near her house on Sunday, sources said.

She claimed to have no memory of what happened to her during the period, they said.

Though her children were happy on getting their mother back, her husband refused to accept her. He dropped her at her mother's place. Police are also investigating into the matter.