Recently a strange case has come to light in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, this case is viral on social media. A husband lodged such a complaint against his wife that the people who heard it were stunned.
The incident took place around October 4-5, 2025, and came to light during the ‘Sampoorna Samadhan Diwas’ (Public Grievance Redressal Programme) of the Uttar Pradesh government. Meraj is a man of about 45 years, resident of Lodhasa village of Mahmudabad tehsil. He runs his family by farming. During the ‘Complete Solution Day’ organized in Mahmudabad tehsil on October 4, 2025, along with his wife Naseemun, who is about 40 years old and originally from Lalpur (Dhangaon) of Rajpur police station area, Meraj narrated his ordeal by giving an application before the District Magistrate (DM). He cried bitterly and said, “Sir, please save me from my wife…she turns into a snake at night and tries to bite me!”
Meraj’s claim
Within a few days of marriage, Naseemun becomes ‘Ichchhadhari Naagin’ as soon as night falls. She attacks Meraj, tries to run and bite him. Meraj says that she has actually bitten once, but he immediately wakes up and escapes. Due to this he is mentally disturbed and is unable to sleep due to fear.
when did you get married?
Both of them got married in 2023. Meraj told that the fights started right after the marriage. The rift between the two kept increasing, but the ‘Nagin’ angle came to light recently. The couple has no children. He is also struggling for the marriage of Meraj’s sister, but everything is getting affected due to domestic discord.
past complaints
Meraj had earlier also lodged a complaint at Mahmudabad police station, but he says that the police took unilateral action only on Naseemun’s complaint. Naseemun has also filed a complaint against Meraj. No concrete decision was taken in the police station, hence Meraj Samadhan Diwas reached.
Administration response
During the Samadhan Diwas, the DM and other officials listened to Meraj seriously, but everyone was surprised at the ‘Nagin’ claim. This matter looked so filmy that the atmosphere became like a TV soap. The DM instructed the police to investigate the matter and find a solution. The investigation will investigate the veracity of Meraj’s claim, Naseemun’s mental condition and other aspects of the family dispute. At present, no arrests or immediate action have been taken.
This program is a regular public grievance redressal forum of the Uttar Pradesh government, where people present their problems directly to the officials. Such strange cases sometimes go viral.
Is he really a ‘naagin’?
According to experts, this is probably an exaggerated or delusional claim by Meraj. This may have been an extreme form of domestic dispute, where fear or anger was added to the folklore. It is possible that Meraj or Naseemun may have some psychological problem, such as paranoia or sleep disorders (such as night terrors), which is why they are being seen as ‘serpents’.
At present the police can interrogate Naseemun, and if necessary, medical/psychiatric examination can also be done.