Overview

• GRP officials confirmed Archana Tiwari was located in Lakhimpur Kheri district near the Nepal border and is safe, with a team returning to Bhopal with her.
• Her brother said she is alive and has spoken to her family, following earlier contact in which she shared her location.
• Investigators detained and questioned Gwalior constable Ram Tomar after call and ticket records linked him to her travel, though the GRP SP later said there is no evidence of his involvement.
• The search spanned multiple districts with CCTV reviews, cyber‑tracking, drones, sniffer dogs, and river dives after her phone last pinged near Bhopal and Itarsi and her bag was found at Umaria.
• Family members had alleged human trafficking and called for a CBI probe, a demand that remains part of the public discourse as the investigation continues.