Daijiworld News Network - Bantwal/Vittal (GA)

Bantwal, May 8: Leena Monteiro, wife of Shila Monteiro of Manila in Punacha village near Vittal here who had gone missing in last August was finally traced in Vellore by the police.  But as presumed earlier, she had already married her lover Shivkumar with whom she had eloped.

As reported earlier in these columns, Leena had gone missing in last August.  All the efforts by husband Shila and family members to trace her had gone in vain.  Ultimately Shila had lodged a complaint with the Vittal police.  But the police too failed in tracing Leena for long.

Having no other option, Shila had filed a Habeas Corpus writ in the Karnataka High Court in April, 2006.  So the High Court had ordered the Vittal police to trace Leena by May 5.  Having taken this order seriously, Vittal police managed to get Leenas' details and came to know that she was in Vellore with her fiancée. With the help of the Vellore police, Vittal police brought Leena to Vittal in the last week.

When she was produced before the court, she told that she had gone with Shivkumar by her own will and that they had got registered marriage.  She also expressed her desire to continue living with Shivkumar.  So the High Court has now allowed Leena to continue living with Shivkumar.

The sources said that Leena had been in love with Shivkumar even before her marriage with Shila.  When her parents and uncle came to know about this, they gave Leena in marriage to Shila in order to keep her away from Shivkumar.  But Leena eloped with Shivkumar in last August.