Man presumed dead returns home alive. Who was cremated in his place?
Summary
Police in Morang have reopened an old accident case after Padam Bahadur Raya of Letang returned home alive nearly five months after being presumed dead and cremated by his family. Authorities are now trying to identify the man who was actually killed in the June 9 road accident and whose body was mistaken for Raya’s.
Key Points
- Padam Bahadur Raya of Letang returned home alive months after his family had presumed him dead and cremated a body they believed was his.
- Police in Morang have reopened the case to determine the true identity of the man killed in the June 9 motorcycle accident on the Chatara-Pakali road section.
- Raya’s family had received Rs 550,000 in accident insurance compensation and says it will return the money.
- Authorities suspect Raya’s mother may have mistaken the accident victim’s body for her son’s when she identified it at the hospital.
