Lucknow: Woman Returns Alive 27 Months After Family Cremated Body Believed To Be Hers
A 28-year-old woman who was presumed dead and whose family had performed her last rites returned home alive to Lucknow’s BKT area after 28 months, triggering a major legal and police investigation into the identity of the body cremated in her place.
In a startling case of mistaken identity, a woman from Lucknow who was believed to have died and whose presumed remains were cremated by her family has returned alive after about 27 months, prompting police to reopen the investigation and raising fresh questions about the identity of the woman whose body was cremated, Dainik Jagran reported.
The woman, identified as Shivani, had gone missing after leaving her home in Lucknow's Para area to collect her Aadhaar card. Her family later identified a decomposed body as hers, following which the last rites were performed. Shivani's unexpected return has now given the case a new turn. Lucknow: UP Police Head Constable Bludgeons Wife to Death With Iron Rod, Arrested.
Woman Returns Alive 27 Months in Lucknow
लखनऊ में परिवार ने जिस महिला को मृत समझकर उसका अंतिम संस्कार कर दिया था, वह 27 महीने बाद जिंदा घर लौट आई। 28 साल की शिवानी 5 सितंबर को बीकेटी तहसील के नवीकोट नंदना गांव स्थित अपने मायके पहुंची। उसे देखकर परिवार के लोग हैरान रह गए।
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Woman Went Missing After Leaving Home
According to reports, Shivani was living in the Para area of Lucknow and had left home to collect her Aadhaar card but did not return. As the family searched for her, a decomposed body was later found. The family identified the body as Shivani's, and her last rites were subsequently performed.
Case Had Taken a Dowry Death Angle
The disappearance and recovery of the unidentified body had earlier led to allegations against Shivani's in-laws, with the case reportedly being investigated as a suspected dowry death. However, Shivani's return after more than two years has significantly altered the course of the investigation. Police are now reviewing the earlier evidence and examining how the unidentified body came to be mistaken for Shivani. Lucknow Double Murder-Suicide: Pragya Mishra Says She Could Not Tell Mother About Sister Divya’s Death.
Police Reopen Investigation
Authorities are now investigating the circumstances surrounding Shivani's disappearance and her return, as well as the identity of the woman whose body was cremated by the family. The case has also raised questions about the procedures followed for identifying the decomposed body and the investigation carried out at the time.
Mystery Over Unidentified Woman's Identity
A key focus of the renewed investigation is determining the identity of the woman whose body was recovered and cremated nearly 27 months ago. Police are expected to examine records and other available evidence from the original investigation to establish how the mistaken identity occurred and whether further action is required in the earlier case.
Shivani's return has brought a dramatic change to a case that her family had believed was closed, while authorities now face the task of resolving the identity of the deceased woman and reconstructing the events surrounding the case.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Sep 07, 2026 04:06 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
