Instagram Reel Leads to Arrest of Man Missing for Eight Years

In Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district, a woman identified her long-missing husband in an Instagram video, leading to his arrest. The husband, missing for eight years, allegedly abandoned her and remarried. Police confirmed his identity and arrested him, following a complaint by his wife.

In a remarkable twist of fate, a woman from Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh identified her husband, who had been missing for eight years, by spotting him in an Instagram reel. This discovery led to the husband's arrest for reportedly abandoning her and marrying another woman, authorities disclosed on Tuesday.

According to police reports, the accused, Jitendra, also known as Bablu, allegedly left his pregnant wife, Sheelu, in 2018. Since then, he had been residing in Ludhiana, Punjab, where he is accused of having remarried.

The case unfolded when Sheelu noticed her husband in the social media video. Upon confirming his identity and location through an investigation, police enlisted a team led by Sub-Inspector Rajanikant Pandey to apprehend him. Further legal proceedings are underway, as stated by Circle Officer Santosh Kumar Singh.

(With inputs from agencies.)