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Missing MP Lawyer Found Near Nepal Border as Police Say She Staged Disappearance to Avoid Marriage

Police cite evidence of a planned escape to avoid an arranged marriage, with questioning underway in Bhopal.

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SP (Railways) Rahul Kumar Lodha said cops are bringing her back to Bhopal and after recording her statement, details of the entire episode will be known.
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Overview

  • Government Railway Police traced Archana Tiwari to Lakhimpur Kheri on the Indo‑Nepal border on August 19 and brought her to Bhopal on August 20.
  • SP (Railways) Rahul Kumar Lodha said she left her bag on the train, discarded her phone in the Midghat jungles, and used a CCTV blind spot at Itarsi to deboard.
  • Investigators detained her acquaintance Saransh, and say driver Tejendra Singh aided the plan; Delhi Police had separately arrested Tejendra in a fraud case.
  • Probe teams used call records and extensive CCTV reviews to map movements through Shujalpur, Hyderabad, Jodhpur and Delhi before she stayed in Kathmandu.
  • A Gwalior constable who booked a ticket was questioned, with GRP later indicating no involvement; officials note she is an adult as statements and legal review continue.