Miraculous Escape: Mentally Unsound Woman Rescued After 20 km Drift in Swollen River

A 35-year-old mentally unstable woman from Chhattisgarh, named Sarojani Chauhan, miraculously survived after being swept away for 20 kilometers in the swollen Mahanadi river. She was rescued by fishermen in Odisha and is now hospitalized. The woman had been shackled by her family due to her mental condition.

A 35-year-old mentally unsound woman from Chhattisgarh, whose feet were shackled, miraculously escaped on Thursday after being swept away for 20 kilometers in the swollen Mahanadi river. She was rescued by fishermen in neighboring Odisha, an official stated.

Sarojani Chauhan was brought back to her home in Saria area of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district and subsequently hospitalized in nearby Raigarh district, according to the official.

According to Sarangarh-Bilaigarh Superintendent of Police Pushkar Sharma, Chauhan had been separated from her husband and was living with her parents in Porath village in Saria. Her family had shackled her feet as she frequently left home without informing anyone. On Wednesday night, Chauhan had gone to the vegetable farm near her house to attend nature's call and didn't return. She was rescued by fishermen this morning in Parsada village, located about 20 kilometers from her native village.

A police team from Sarangarh retrieved her from Parsada and she is now receiving medical treatment. Her family did not file a missing person's complaint, and no foul play is suspected, though an investigation is ongoing, according to Sharma.