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UP Man Presumed Dead Reappears After 28 Years to Collect Electoral Roll Documents

A Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal prompted the 79-year-old's brief return to Khatauli after decades without contact.

Overview

  • He arrived in his hometown on December 29 to obtain papers required for the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, relatives told PTI.
  • Family members said they had searched across West Bengal, including Kharagpur and Asansol, for 15–20 years before assuming he had died.
  • The visit led to an emotional reunion with relatives and neighbors who had not seen him since the late 1990s.
  • During the stay, he learned that close family members, including his father and brother, had passed away.
  • After collecting the documents, he returned to Medinipur in West Bengal to complete the SIR formalities, where he has lived since relocating in 1997 following a second marriage.