Dead man walking - literally

[SuperBeaverInc.]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060117...UPtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian man who was believed dead caused panic when he returned, causing villagers to think he had come back as a ghost, the Times of India reported Monday.

Children screamed "Ghost! Ghost!" and villagers locked their doors when Raju Raghuvanshi returned from jail earlier this month to his village in Mandla district in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.

Raghuvanshi's brothers, who had shaved their heads to mourn his death in line with Hindu tradition, fled when he appeared, the paper reported.

Villagers and family members have ostracized him, forcing Raghuvanshi to file a complaint with local police. The village council has demanded he prove he is not a ghost, but the paper did not say what kind of proof the elders wanted.

Raghuvanshi's troubles arose after he was jailed last year. In prison, he was admitted to hospital with a stomach ailment from which he recovered but a distant relative told his family he had died.

Certainly not the reception he was expecting.

 

[azzaman333]

Ahhh! Ghost! Just get him to try and walk though a wall, and you have proof that he's no ghost.

 

[amadeus]

God help Patrick Swayze if he ever goes to India.

 

[SoCalian]

or, you could try shooting him. If it goes right though, he's a ghost. If not, he'll be one soon.

 

[The Yankee]

I wonder if that distant relative acted maliciously or not.

 

[The Condor]

Yeah that sure sounds like a mean relative. Also, they could try putting their hands' through him for actually 100% assurance!

 

[Sophie 378]

Hey, I thought this was going to be some interesting "Zombie found! Scientists and soldiers flock to remote village!" article, not just "Man thought dead is alive".

I'm going to sue you for cruelty to and reckless misuse of the word "literally"!

 

[Ultima Dragoon]

*phew*

I thought you meant the dead (aka zombies) had risen.

Same sentiments as Sophie.

 

[carlosMM]

poor guy - an Indian freind told me that he will have to face suspicious people for the rest of his life! They will, Srinivasa says, think him a ghost, 'denounce' him as an evil ghost to newcomers, etc.

 

[thetrooper]

God help Patrick Swayze if he ever goes to India.

Aargh! Thanks to Mr. Sharpe here, Unchained Melody found its way to my cerebrum.