Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Cremated Man Returns Home, Sparking Investigation in Gurugram
A man named Poojan Prasad went missing.
Police found a body with injuries that looked like him.
His family identified the body and held a funeral.
However, Poojan wasn't dead; he was found alive the next day!
Now, police are trying to figure out who the dead body was.
They're investigating the situation as a potential murder case.
The family is in shock as they dealt with what they thought was the death of their father.
Poojan Prasad, a 47-year-old labour contractor, returned home alive after being presumed dead and cremated.
Police recovered a body with a severed head, which the family mistakenly identified as Poojan.
The family cremated the body on Tuesday, believing it to be Poojan Prasad.
Poojan was found alive by his maternal uncle on Wednesday.
Police are investigating the case as a potential murder and trying to identify the cremated body.
- Who
- Poojan Prasad, a labour contractor
- What
- A man identified as deceased and cremated returned home alive
- When
- Missing since September 1, 2025; body found August 28, 2025; cremated Tuesday; returned home Wednesday
- Where
- Gurugram, India
- Why
- Unknown, police investigation ongoing
- Man's Name
- Poojan Prasad
- Age
- 47
- Location
- Gurugram, India
- Incident
- Presumed dead, later found alive
- Family's Action
- Identified body, cremated
- Investigation
- Ongoing murder investigation
