Archive · 6 Nov 2025
Man Returns Home Alive After Family Buries Wrong Body
Imagine a young man named Purushottam went missing from his village for a couple of days.
His family was very sad and worried.
The police found a body in a well, and because Purushottam was missing, his family thought it was him.
They cried and buried the body.
But then, some relatives heard that Purushottam was actually seen in a different town!
They went to find him, and guess what?
He was alive and well at a relative's house.
Everyone in the village was very surprised and happy to have him back.
A 25-year-old man named Purushottam went missing from his village in Chhattisgarh.
His family mistakenly identified a body recovered by police from a well as Purushottam and performed his last rites.
Relatives later informed the family that Purushottam had been seen alive in another town.
Purushottam was found alive at a relative's house in Ambikapur and returned home.
Police are working to identify the deceased person whose body was mistakenly buried by Purushottam's family.
- Who
- Purushottam, his family, and village residents
- What
- A 25-year-old man, Purushottam, was presumed dead by his family who buried a recovered body they believed to be him. He returned alive a week later.
- When
- A body was recovered on November 1; Purushottam was found alive on November 4.
- Where
- Manpur area of Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh, India.
- Why
- Purushottam's family mistook another deceased person for him after he went missing. Purushottam himself was in Ambikapur.
Initial Assumption
Actual Circumstance
Identity of the Deceased
Initial Assumption
Purushottam's family identified a body recovered from a well as him.
Actual Circumstance
The recovered body was not Purushottam; he was alive and located in another town.
Family's Emotional State
Initial Assumption
Purushottam's family experienced grief and performed last rites for him.
Actual Circumstance
The family transitioned from grief to shock and then delight upon discovering Purushottam was alive.
- Name
- Purushottam
- Age
- 25
- Missing From
- Chanderpur village, Chhattisgarh
- Body Recovered
- November 1
- Man Found Alive
- November 4
- Distance to Ambikapur
- 45 km
- Cause of Death (Unidentified Person)
- Drowning
