Overview
- Sharif Ahmad, 79, who moved to West Bengal after a second marriage in 1997, reappeared in Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar to address Special Intensive Revision paperwork.
- He visited on December 29, reunited with relatives, and learned that close family members, including his father and brother, had died in his absence.
- Relatives say they searched for him across West Bengal for 15–20 years before presuming him dead after all attempts failed.
- He has returned to Medinipur district to finish SIR formalities, including using documents such as his father's death certificate obtained during the visit.
- The SIR in West Bengal published draft rolls on December 16 that cut over 58 lakh names, drawing objections from the Trinamool Congress in engagements with the Election Commission.