<p>Mandsaur: A woman believed to have been murdered in September 2023 returned to her home in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a>'s Mandsaur district a few days ago, even as four men arrested for the supposed killing continue to be in prison.</p>.<p>The story of Lalita Bai (35), resident of Navali village, is stranger than fiction, or a film script.</p>.<p>Her relatives even identified the body of a woman with her head crushed as Lalita Bai, said Gandhi Sagar police station in-charge Taruna Bharadwaj.</p>.<p>So, imagine their surprise when Lalita Bai returned home on March 11.</p>.Rape bid and murder accused killed in police encounter in Lucknow.<p>According to her, she left home on her own with one Shahrukh and travelled to Bhanpura. There, without her knowledge, he `sold' her to another person, also named Shahrukh, for Rs 5 lakh, Lalita Bai told police.</p>.<p>The second man took her to Kota in Rajasthan, where she stayed with him for nearly 18 months. "However, as soon as I got the opportunity, I ran away and came back," Lalita said. "I do not have a mobile phone, so I was unable to contact my family members," she said.</p>.<p>Police, meanwhile, arrested four men including Shahrukh who had allegedly lured her away.</p>.<p>As to the fate of the four men who are in prison, it is for the Thandla police to take necessary action, said Mandsaur SP Abhishek Anand. Jhabua SP Padmavilochan Shukla said the local court has sought information about the matter.</p>
<p>Mandsaur: A woman believed to have been murdered in September 2023 returned to her home in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a>'s Mandsaur district a few days ago, even as four men arrested for the supposed killing continue to be in prison.</p>.<p>The story of Lalita Bai (35), resident of Navali village, is stranger than fiction, or a film script.</p>.<p>Her relatives even identified the body of a woman with her head crushed as Lalita Bai, said Gandhi Sagar police station in-charge Taruna Bharadwaj.</p>.<p>So, imagine their surprise when Lalita Bai returned home on March 11.</p>.Rape bid and murder accused killed in police encounter in Lucknow.<p>According to her, she left home on her own with one Shahrukh and travelled to Bhanpura. There, without her knowledge, he `sold' her to another person, also named Shahrukh, for Rs 5 lakh, Lalita Bai told police.</p>.<p>The second man took her to Kota in Rajasthan, where she stayed with him for nearly 18 months. "However, as soon as I got the opportunity, I ran away and came back," Lalita said. "I do not have a mobile phone, so I was unable to contact my family members," she said.</p>.<p>Police, meanwhile, arrested four men including Shahrukh who had allegedly lured her away.</p>.<p>As to the fate of the four men who are in prison, it is for the Thandla police to take necessary action, said Mandsaur SP Abhishek Anand. Jhabua SP Padmavilochan Shukla said the local court has sought information about the matter.</p>