A man in Punjab, Ravi Kumar, is reported to have been found alive in jail about 15 days after family members cremated his body after he was declared dead. NDTV reports that Kumar had left home on August 5 and did not return, prompting his father and brother to begin searching for him.
According to the family, they searched independently for any trace of him but could not locate him. After a determination that he had died, the family proceeded with cremation. Later, a call reportedly comes to the family informing them that their son is alive. The reports do not provide details on how the initial death was confirmed or what led to him being in custody.
Both mentions in the provided sources describe the same sequence: disappearance from home on August 5, declaration of death followed by cremation, and then the revelation roughly two weeks later that Kumar is alive in jail.
