Hardoi,

02 Sept (HS): A lady in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district recognized her missing

husband in an Instagram video, prompting his arrest for allegedly abandoning

her for last eight years and marrying another woman, police said Tuesday.

Police

claimed the accused, Jitendra alias Bablu, had abandoned his pregnant wife,

Sheelu, in 2018 and was now residing in Ludhiana, Punjab, where he reportedly

remarried. Sheelu, a Murarnagar resident in the Sandila region, discovered the

case after seeing her husband in a video on Instagram. She approached police, who initiated an

inquiry that confirmed his name and whereabouts, according to officials.

In

2018, Jitendra, a resident of Atamau village, was reported missing by his

father. At the time, the family

suspected Sheelu's relatives of wrongdoing. A police squad lead by

Sub-Inspector Rajanikant Pandey apprehended the Ludhiana resident. According to a senior officer, he has been

booked in response to Sheelu's accusation. The culprit is being questioned, and

additional legal action is proceeding, Circle Officer Santosh Kumar Singh said.

Sheelu

stated that she quickly recognized Jitendra in the videos. She added that he was still alive, living in

Ludhiana, and performing in videos with another woman, whom he had supposedly

married. She also alleged that his

relatives kept the truth from her and falsely accused her family of being

complicit in his abduction.

His

family had filed a FIR, which I was unaware of, as were my relatives. Now, I've discovered through reels that he

lives in Ludhiana, makes reels with another lady, and has even married her,

Sheelu said. Assistant Superintendent of

Police Nripendra Kumar stated that they were married. One year after the wedding, he departed the

house without alerting anybody, and a FIR was filed at the police station.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi