BETTIAH, Dec. 27 -- A 30-year-old woman who was presumed murdered seven years ago-leading to a dowry-related case against her husband and in-laws-was recovered alive on Friday, police said.

Sub-Inspector (SI) Praveen Kumar Pandey of Chakia police station said on Saturday that the woman, identified as Manju Kumari, was traced and recovered from her parents' house at Bosman Bhawanipur village on Friday evening.

"She had been living in Ahmedabad with her paramour, whom she married after her disappearance in 2018, and has a girl child from the relationship," the police officer said.

Pandey said police recently received information about her stay in Ahmedabad. "Her parents were persuaded to call her back to the village, following which the ...