Overview
- In new videos posted to an Instagram account, Reena appears with a young man and says they married of their own free will, asking that families not be harassed.
- Auraiya police dismiss shape-shifting rumours and say the snake skin and neatly laid-out clothes and jewellery were likely planted to mislead.
- Officers registered a case under Section 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, formed multiple teams, and seized phones for technical analysis.
- Call-detail records led investigators to a youth from the same area, supporting the view that the disappearance was a planned elopement amid marriage pressure.
- The incident from Singanpur village had triggered viral ‘ichchadhari naagin’ claims on social media, prompting police appeals to avoid spreading rumours.