Family cremates body mistaken for their missing son
A family in Kapurthala, Punjab, India, experienced a shocking twist when they found their missing son alive in jail after cremating a body they believed was his.
Ravi Kumar, a resident of Kadupur village, went missing from his home on 5 Aug.
His father and brother said they searched for him but failed to locate him.
The family filed a missing person report at the Kapurthala City Police Station on 11 Aug.
Family identified burnt body as missing son
Around the same time, police informed the family that a burnt body of a young man had been found.
They then showed the family photographs of the body.
Source: India Blooms
As the face was unrecognisable, the family identified it as Mr Ravi based on the clothes he was believed to have been wearing, India Today reported.
Believing their son had died, they cremated the body on 13 Aug.
They later held a memorial ceremony on 15 Aug.
Jail call revealed Ravi was alive and serving time
The family’s grief turned into shock on 2 Sept, when they an employee at Kapurthala Central Jail called to inform them that a man named Ravi Kumar was being held there.
Source: NDTV
According to preliminary information, Jalandhar Police arrested him about a month earlier in connection to a loitering case and sent him to jail.
The following day, the family rushed to the prison and were stunned to find Mr Ravi alive.
Police investigate identity of cremated body
The discovery prompted authorities to question whose body the family had cremated.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Sheetal Singh said the body had been in an advanced state of decomposition and that the family had identified it based on clothing.
The official denied any negligence on the part of the police in the incident.
He said the family would be called in for further questioning.
Meanwhile, police will continue efforts to determine the identity of the person whose remains were cremated.
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