In 2018, a woman’s husband vanished from Hardoi. Eight years later, she found him — on an Instagram reel with another woman.
Hardoi police have now traced the 32-year-old man, Jitendra Kumar alias Babloo. Authorities found he was living in Ludhiana, where he had allegedly remarried.
According to police, they came across information on social media suggesting that a man reported missing years ago had been seen by his wife in a video with another woman. Acting on this input, the police began an inquiry into the matter. They traced Jitendra and took him into custody.
Police said his wife has filed a complaint, and a case has been registered against Jitendra under Section 82(1) (bigamy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Sandila police station.
“During the inquiry, it was found that Jitendra had married another woman in Ludhiana. He has been taken into custody,” said Santosh Kumar Singh, Circle Officer, Hardoi.
Police said their investigation revealed that the complainant had married Jitendra, who was also from Hardoi, in 2017. The couple had a son the following year.
However, in April 2018, Jitendra suddenly disappeared. His family searched extensively for him but couldn’t find him anywhere. Eventually, his father filed a missing person’s complaint at the Sandila police station.
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Despite repeated efforts over the years, Jitendra’s whereabouts remained unknown — until now.
Police said they recorded his wife’s statement. According to police, she said she recently came across a reel on social media — and was shocked to recognise her missing husband in it.
Taken aback by the sight, police said she began contacting people close to Jitendra and his family to verify whether it was indeed him. During her inquiries, police said she came to know that Jitendra had been living in Ludhiana for the past several years and had allegedly married another woman there.
