Lawyer's Vanishing Act: Wedding Woes and A Faked Disappearance

Archana Tiwari, a lawyer from Madhya Pradesh, masterminded her own disappearance to avoid an arranged marriage she was opposed to. Found nearly two weeks later in Uttar Pradesh, Tiwari had reportedly abandoned her mobile phone in a forest and traveled undercover with the aid of two accomplices, according to police findings.

Tiwari's disappearance coincided with her journey home for the Raksha Bandhan festival. Her family lodged a missing person report when she failed to arrive. The investigation uncovered that Tiwari's sudden vanishing was a carefully orchestrated scheme to evade the marriage arranged by her family, which required her to abandon her education.

The discovery of text messages and collaboration from her associates, including Tejendra and Saransh, led to Tiwari's location near the Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh. The police linked her disappearance to a broader plan when Tejendra was apprehended in Delhi for another matter. The unraveling of the mystery has drawn attention to societal pressures that lead women to take drastic steps against arranged marriages.

(With inputs from agencies.)