American Woman Chained for 45 Hours in Maharashtra Forest

A 50 year old American woman identified as Lalita Kayi, was found chained to a tree in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district. A shepherd in Sonurli village, about 450 kms from Mumbai found the woman on Saturday and alerted the police.

The authorities have found a photocopy of her American passport that has expired along with medical prescriptions that refer to her as a mental health patient.

Cops suspect that the woman’s husband is behind this crime and fled the spot after tying her to the tree with an iron chain. She had been staying in Tamil  Nadu, from where her husband hails from, for the last 10 years, an official said. The police official went on to add, “She is not in a position to give her statement. She is weak as she had not eaten for a couple of days. Besides, the area where she was found had experienced heavy rain. We don’t know for how long she was tied to the tree.” A case is yet to be registered, said Saurabh Agarwal, SP Sindhudurg district.

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“The woman initially was rushed to hospital in Sawantwadi and later shifted to Goa Medical College Hospital considering her mental and health condition. She is now out of danger”, said an admin officer.

The police have started searching for her relatives in Goa, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.