He was imprisoned for murdering his wife – more than 10 years later: she was found alive

An Indian man spent over a decade in prison after being accused of murdering his wife, who disappeared in 2014. The body of an unidentified woman found in a canal was mistakenly identified as his wife by her brother. The family was forced to sell land and pay compensation. Recently, the woman was discovered alive in a nearby village under a false identity. Police are investigating her on suspicion of fraud.

An Indian man spent over a decade in prison after being accused of murdering his wife, Shakuntala Devi, who disappeared in 2014 in the state of Bihar, India. Two days after her disappearance, the body of an unidentified woman was found in a water canal, and the missing woman's brother identified her as his sister. Following the identification, the case became a murder investigation: the husband, his father, and his brother were arrested, and the husband spent a lengthy period behind bars. To close the case, the husband's family succumbed to the woman's family's demand for financial compensation of about 800,000 rupees and was forced to sell ancestral agricultural land. About two months ago, the husband's father received information that his 'dead' daughter-in-law had been seen in a nearby village. He identified her, reported it to the police, and officers found the woman alive under the name 'Kanti Devi' with another partner. Now a criminal investigation has been opened against her for serious fraud, conspiracy, and false incrimination. Two mysteries remain: whether the brother made a mistake in identification or planned a scheme, and who the real woman murdered in 2014 is.