Overview

• Archana Tiwari, 29, a lawyer and civil judge aspirant, vanished after boarding the train on August 7, with CCTV placing her at Rani Kamlapati and her phone later traced to Itarsi before it went silent.
• Her bag with Rakhi gifts was recovered on the train, but she did not arrive at Katni as expected.
• GRP and Madhya Pradesh Police, along with cyber teams, SDRF divers and Home Guard units, are combing stations, forest corridors and the Narmada River in a search hampered by dense terrain and monsoon conditions.
• Investigators have questioned co-passengers and staff, note a nearby coach attendant and say kidnapping appears unlikely, with witnesses reporting she was on the train at Itarsi.
• Her family alleges human trafficking and is seeking a CBI probe, while police have issued an all-India alert to trace her.