Mother Throws Daughter into Yamuna, Fabricates ‘Missing’ Story; Police Crack Case Through Surveillance and Testimonies
BK Singh
In a chilling incident in Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh, a woman who claimed her daughter had mysteriously disappeared was arrested after police uncovered that she had, in fact, thrown the child into the Yamuna River.
The shocking truth emerged during intensive questioning, digital surveillance, and statements from villagers, a local occult practitioner, and the woman’s own husband.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Kumar, the woman—identified as Meena Devi of Harraypur village in the Sarai Akil area—initially filed a complaint on November 21, reporting that her 12-year-old daughter Anamika had gone missing under suspicious circumstances.
She told police that she had taken her six-month-old infant son, Ayansh, to a tantric in Kanzapar village for faith-based healing rituals, and upon returning home, discovered that her daughter had vanished.
Given the seriousness of the complaint, police swiftly registered a case and formed a special team led by Sarai Akil Station House Officer Veer Pratap Singh to trace the girl.
Doubts Arise as Woman’s Story Falls Apart
As the investigation progressed, inconsistencies in Meena Devi’s statement raised suspicion. Surveillance data revealed she had never travelled to the village she claimed to have visited. Interrogated under stricter scrutiny, she finally broke down and confessed to the crime.
Police said Meena suffered from episodes of depression and claimed her daughter frequently got into arguments with people due to mental health issues.
Feeling overwhelmed, Meena took both children to the Mahila Ghat bridge on the Yamuna. Finding the area deserted, she threw Anamika into the river and later staged a story of disappearance to avoid suspicion.
Local fishermen and divers have been deployed to search for the missing child. SP Rajesh Kumar confirmed that the search operation is being intensified with multiple methods.
Tantric, Neighbours, and Husband Provide Crucial Leads
The breakthrough in the case came when DSP Abhishek Singh, acting on the SP’s instructions, took the accused woman to the tantric she claimed to have visited.
The occult practitioner immediately contradicted her statement, asserting that she had not come to him at all that day.
Neighbouring women also disclosed that they had seen Meena travelling with both her children in an e-rickshaw on the morning of the incident.
When police contacted her husband, who works in Mumbai, he stated that he shared a strained relationship with Meena and suggested that police question her more thoroughly to learn the truth about their missing child.
All these testimonies acted as a “Brahmastra”—a decisive weapon—for the investigating team, eventually exposing the fabricated story.
Police later confirmed Meena’s phone location near the Mahila Ghat bridge at the exact time the crime is believed to have occurred.
The Breaking Point
Even as evidence mounted, Meena Devi remained unshaken and continued to maintain her innocence.
But when confronted with multiple eyewitness accounts, digital location tracking, and the tantric’s statement, she finally collapsed emotionally, confessed her crime, and began crying uncontrollably.
She admitted that since the birth of her infant son, she had been battling depression and loneliness due to disputes with her husband. “In that state of mind,” she told police, “I threw my daughter into the river.”
Chief Medical Officer. Sanjay Kumar noted that postpartum depression can sometimes drive women into severe psychological distress.
Search Operation Expands Beyond Kaushambi
DSP Abhishek Singh stated that while local divers and fishermen continue the search, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has been contacted and will soon join the operation if the child is not found quickly.
Police in neighbouring districts—Chitrakoot, Mau, and Prayagraj—have also been placed on alert and instructed to report immediately if any body resembling the missing girl is recovered from the river.
Legal Consequences and Impact on the Family
Meena Devi has been charged with offences linked to attempted murder and destruction of evidence.
She has been remanded to judicial custody by the court. If the child’s body is recovered, the charges will be upgraded to homicide, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Her six-month-old son Ayansh has been allowed to accompany her in jail, as per legal provisions for infants.
If Meena is sentenced to life imprisonment, the child may spend his early years behind bars.
Her other two children—Anushka (7) and Abhi (5)—have effectively lost their mother as well and are currently being cared for by extended family members.
Her husband, Roshan Lal, who works in a private job in Mumbai, is returning home following the tragedy.
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