American woman who was found shackled to a tree in the Indian jungle had survived FORTY days before she was rescued by shepherd as cops hunt husband for attempted murder

The American female who was recovered shackled successful a jungle successful India clung to life for forty days without nutrient earlier a section shepherd happened upon her and alerted authorities.  

Lalita Kayi Kumar, 50, a US citizen, was recovered pinch her passport arsenic good arsenic different identifying documents including an expired Indian passport. She was rushed to a section infirmary for urgent treatment.

It's believed that nan female has lived successful India for nan past 10 years pinch her husband, named arsenic Satish successful a study by India Today. He is believed to beryllium nan attraction of nan constabulary investigation and was named successful an charismatic study connected Tuesday.

Kumar, who is presently incapable to speak owed to her ordeal, wrote successful portion successful a missive from her infirmary bed: 'Husband tied maine to a character successful a forest.' 

According to nan India Today report, respective group person already been questioned successful narration to nan lawsuit pinch nan investigation stretching extracurricular of nan Sindhudburg district, wherever Kumar was found. 

Kumar located successful a wood near Sonurli village, astir 280miles from Mumbai, connected Saturday morning. She had been tied to a character pinch an robust chain.

Her correct limb was swollen from nan chain. She was severely dehydrated, incapable to speak and apt had not eaten successful respective days, nan Lokmat Times reported.

Police person launched an attempted execution lawsuit against Satish. He besides faces enactment endangering life aliases individual information of others and wrongful confinement charges.

A cattle herder recovered Kumar adjacent Sawantwadi connected Saturday greeting aft he heard large noises coming from wrong nan dense forest.

Police arrived astatine nan segment and utilized a cutter to break nan concatenation and freed her from nan tree. She was rushed to a superior healthcare halfway successful Sawantwadi, wherever she received first treatment.

Kumar was later transferred to a much precocious installation for continued treatment.

Footage recorded from wrong nan infirmary showed Kumar penning a statement astir her information successful which she claimed her erstwhile hubby had near her successful nan wood aft a home dispute. She besides alleged to person not eaten successful complete a month. 

'She is retired of danger,' a constabulary charismatic told The Telegraph Online. 'Doctors treating her said she suffers from psychiatric problems. We person recovered aesculapian prescriptions successful her possession.'

Officials opportunity Kumar is doing 'fine', but remains nether study and is 'suffering from psychiatric issues'. She is reportedly 'weak' and 'not successful a position to springiness her statement' to constabulary astatine this time.

Kumar was calved successful nan US but had been surviving successful Goa, a neighboring authorities to wherever she was found, was 'some time'. Officials are trying to find who she has been successful touch woman complete nan past fewer months.

It is believed that Kumar, who was joined to a man from nan southbound Indian authorities of Tamil Nadu, nan aforesaid area wherever Vice President Kamala Harris' mother is from, had been surviving successful India for astatine slightest a decade.

Authorities recovered a photocopy of her US passport and her nationalist personality paper from nan scene. Officials besides said her 'visa has expired'.