In a harrowing discovery, a 50-year-old American woman was found in a dire state, chained to a tree in a forest in India. Lalita Kayi Kumar, emaciated and barely able to communicate, was rescued after a shepherd heard her desperate cries for help in the Sindhudurg district, located approximately 290 miles south of Mumbai. According to Kumar, her husband had tied her to the tree and left her there to die, enduring 40 days without food.

 

When rescuers found Kumar, she was too weak to speak. She managed to write a note for the hospital staff, revealing the grim details of her ordeal. "My husband tied me to a tree in a forest and said I would die there," she wrote. She also mentioned that she had been given an injection for extreme psychosis, which caused severe locked jaw, rendering her unable to drink water. Photographs from the scene showed Kumar in a state of severe malnutrition, covered in dirt, and visibly distressed.

 

 

The shepherd who discovered Kumar's plight immediately alerted the police, leading to her rescue. The Indian Express reported that local police have registered an attempted murder case against her husband and are currently searching for him. In her note, Kumar referred to her "former husband," which police believe indicates she had already separated from him. Authorities are working on the assumption that her husband, who hails from Tamil Nadu, was responsible for tying her to the tree before fleeing.

 

Kumar, originally from the United States, had been living in India for the past ten years. Police noted that her visa had expired, complicating her situation further. Following her rescue, Kumar was taken to a hospital for advanced treatment. Doctors reported that she appeared to be suffering from psychiatric issues and was extremely weak due to lack of food and the harsh weather conditions in the area.

 

"The woman is weak as she has not eaten anything for a couple of days and also as the area experienced heavy rains," said a Maharashtra police official. The duration for which Kumar had been tied to the tree remains unclear, but her physical state suggested a prolonged period of suffering. The police are now attempting to locate her relatives in India as part of their investigation.

 

Credit: Sky News  2024-08-03

 

 

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she could look on the bright side, an enormous weight loss in a short amount of time.

I fail to see how overstaying her visa complicates matters, does that mean that now no crime has been committed?

32 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

she could look on the bright side, an enormous weight loss in a short amount of time.

I fail to see how overstaying her visa complicates matters, does that mean that now no crime has been committed?

is medical aid predicated on your legal status ?

Sounds as she was psychotic/Schizophrenic perhaps.   

 

Probably would have been more humane turning her over to immigration for deportation rather than tying her to tree.

On 8/3/2024 at 3:15 PM, BumGun said:

is medical aid predicated on your legal status ?

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