Pragya Singh Missing Case: Woman Who Vanished Mysteriously From Nanda Devi Express After Kedarnath Pilgrimage Found Safe in Bihar’s Begusarai After 6 Days

In a major breakthrough in one of the most baffling missing persons cases in recent memory, 29-year-old Pragya Singh - who disappeared under mysterious circumstances from the Nanda Devi Express while returning from her Kedarnath pilgrimage - has been found safe in Begusarai, Bihar, six days after she went missing. Police have taken her into custody and notified her family, but the central question that has stumped multiple agencies remains unanswered: how did Pragya vanish from a moving train, and how did she end up in Bihar?

How Did Pragya Singh Go Missing from the Nanda Devi Express?

On the night of May 5, Pragya Singh was travelling with her husband Manish aboard the Nanda Devi Express from Dehradun to Ghaziabad after completing the Kedarnath Yatra. According to Manish, the couple had been talking normally until Haridwar, after which he fell asleep. When he woke up near Muzaffarnagar station, Pragya was no longer in her seat.

Initially assuming she had gone to the washroom, Manish waited - but when she did not return, he searched both washrooms and questioned passengers in adjacent coaches. Her mobile phone was switched off. When the train halted at the next station, a platform search also yielded nothing. Railway police were alerted and the case was subsequently transferred to Roorkee police station, where a missing persons report was formally filed.

CCTV Cameras Down, No Footage - Investigation Hit a Dead End

The investigation quickly ran into a critical obstacle: CCTV cameras at both Roorkee and Muzaffarnagar railway stations were reportedly non-functional, leaving police unable to determine whether Pragya had alighted from the train voluntarily or had been taken off. Husband Manish specifically alleged that malfunctioning cameras at both stations severely hampered the probe.

With no visual evidence to work with, police launched extensive search operations along the railway track and surrounding areas over several kilometres - but found no trace of Pragya. Analysis of her call detail records, text messages, and WhatsApp chats also revealed no suspicious activity or contact, leaving investigators at an almost complete dead end. The case was gradually turning into a blind case despite the deployment of teams from Uttarakhand Police, Railway Police, and multiple other agencies.

Six-Day Manhunt Ends: Pragya Found in Begusarai

After six days of round-the-clock searching, police received a breakthrough tip that Pragya was located in Begusarai, Bihar - hundreds of kilometres from where she was last seen. A police team immediately travelled to the location and recovered her safely. Manish confirmed that authorities had informed him of the development, and that Pragya is expected to be brought back to Laksar shortly. Her family, who had been camping in Roorkee for six anxious days, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news.

The Big Question: What Really Happened?

While Pragya's recovery is a relief, the mystery surrounding her disappearance is far from resolved. Police have kept her in custody and are preparing to record her statement - a crucial step that investigators say will determine the true nature of the case. Authorities are currently weighing three broad possibilities. The first is that of voluntary disappearance - that Pragya left the train of her own accord for undisclosed personal reasons. The second is that she may have been acting under some form of coercion or external pressure. The third, and perhaps most unsettling, is an as-yet-unknown factor - something that neither her call records, her WhatsApp history, nor her husband's account has managed to surface so far. Only after a full interrogation and formal statement recording will the complete sequence of events - from her disappearance near Muzaffarnagar to her presence hundreds of kilometres away in Begusarai - finally become clear.

The Pragya Singh missing case gripped Uttarakhand and beyond for six days, exposing serious gaps in railway station surveillance infrastructure and raising urgent questions about passenger safety on overnight trains. With Pragya now in police custody, the answers to what happened aboard the Nanda Devi Express that night are finally within reach - and the full truth is expected to emerge once her statement is formally recorded.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 11, 2026 07:34 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).