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The 50-year-old American woman, who was found tied to a tree with an iron chain in a forest in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, has now told the police that she had tied the chain herself and no one else was involved in the incident, a police official said on Monday. The official cited the woman’s mental health condition for the act of self-harm.
It is being said that the woman is suffering from mental health issues. The matter came to light when a shepherd heard her screams in the forest on July 27. The woman tied to the tree appeared very weak. The matter was reported to the local police. The police rescued her and took her to the hospital.
Sindhudurg police recorded the woman’s statement on Saturday, in which she said that she brought three locks and iron chains and tied herself to a tree in the forest near Sonurali village using one of the locks and chains. Police recovered a photocopy of her US passport and an Aadhaar card with a Tamil Nadu address from her. A copy of her expired visa was also recovered from her.
In her statement to the police, the American woman has also said that she does not have a husband. However, during the investigation, the police came to know that the woman’s mother lives in America, but no one has contacted her family so far. It is not clear yet for how many days the woman was tied with chains in the forest.
