Snake Skin Left on Bed, Girl Disappears: Love Affair Behind ‘Filmy Drama’ in Auraiya
A bizarre incident came to light in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh, where a 25-year-old woman staged a dramatic disappearance by leaving a five-foot snake’s skin on her bed, triggering panic and superstition in her village. The incident occurred in Singanpur village under the Phaphund police station area. The woman, identified as Reena, daughter of Rakesh Valmiki, went missing around 3 am on Sunday. Before leaving home, she placed a snake’s skin along with a ring, necklace and bangle on her bed. When family members went to wake her on Monday morning, they found the snake skin and began claiming that Reena had “turned into a serpent”, drawing large crowds to the house. Villagers alerted the police about her sudden disappearance. On reaching the spot and conducting an investigation, police revealed that the entire episode was a planned drama. According to police, Reena was having a love affair with a young man from the same village, while her family was arranging her marriage elsewhere....