02/04/2026
In 1995, my father—a retired police officer—handled a case that still raises more questions than answers.
A married woman went missing from her in-laws’ home in a remote village, while her parental home was in a nearby village. Despite extensive investigation and high-level efforts, there was no trace, no evidence, and no closure.
During the investigation, the team followed an unusual lead—an old fort where a “baba” was believed to possess supernatural insight. In the presence of several people and police staff, the baba asked my father to put his question in writing. My father wrote the question in his own handwriting, using his own pen.
What followed remains inexplicable.
The paper was returned—with an answer written in the same handwriting, using the same pen.
The answer described a sequence of events: the woman leaving early in the morning, being given a lift by a truck driver (even mentioning the vehicle number), followed by forceful physical atrocities. It further stated that she travelled as far as Calcutta and eventually jumped into a river.
Acting on this, the police traced the truck and the driver, who confessed to the crime—but claimed he had no knowledge of what happened to the woman afterward. Her body was never found. The case remains unsolved to this day.
Three decades later, it still stands at the intersection of investigation, human belief, and the unknown.
Some cases test not just the law—but the limits of what we understand.
