Mangaluru: A 26-year-old woman from Rajasthan, who went missing after experiencing a mental health crisis amid marital problems, was reunited with her family on Tuesday, following psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation at White Doves Home in Mangaluru.The woman, a resident of Titoda village in Jahazpur, Bhilwara district, is the mother of two boys, aged nine and four. Her reunion with her family marked the 496th such reunion facilitated by White Doves, according to its founder, Corrine Rasquinha.Rasquinha said the woman had suffered severe emotional distress after allegedly discovering that her husband was involved in an extramarital relationship. Frequent conflicts at home reportedly followed, and she eventually left the house. She began dressing like a man and repeatedly referred to herself as “a don”. During counselling, she reportedly said she had not slept properly for three months. She alleged that her husband and the other woman had treated her cruelly, and that her husband had once attempted to kill her. She also claimed that she had adopted a masculine persona to frighten the other woman away from her husband.She was initially found resting beneath a truck in Rajasthan’s Pali district. The truck driver, realising that she was vulnerable and needed assistance, recorded a video and circulated it on social media in the hope that someone would recognise her. He subsequently handed her over to the local police. Her family in Bhilwara district was informed, but the woman reportedly left the police station on June 7. Her family subsequently filed a missing-person complaint but was unable to trace her.She is believed to have reached Mangaluru by train. Mangaluru South police found her wandering near Valencia and admitted her to White Doves Home.At the time of admission, she was severely distressed, aggressive and uncooperative, Rasquinha said. She allegedly damaged a CCTV camera and removed a tubelight from its fixture during episodes of aggression. Administering medication and managing her condition were initially difficult.However, her aggression gradually subsided with psychiatric treatment, prescribed medication and continuous counselling. She became calmer and more cooperative, and frequently spoke about missing her children and parents. She also expressed hope that her husband would become as loving and caring as he had been during the early years of their marriage.An emotional reunion followed after White Doves traced her family. The woman and her relatives broke down as they embraced after the prolonged separation. She had been particularly eager to see her two sons again, Rasquinha said. White Doves also gave the family Rs 10,000 to help cover the cost of their return journey to Rajasthan.
