Kozhikode, November 2: Members of Thekkkanam Kunnel family got the shock of their lives, when Saji, who was presumed dead, returned home 15 days after the funeral. According to a Times of India report, Saji left his home on September 3, and ever since then, he remained incommunicado with the family. Dead Man Missing for 40 Years Found in Cyprus After Fig Tree Grows from Seed in His Stomach.

His family mistook a partially decomposed body like his, and conducted a funeral, after postmortem, and other police formalities were completed. The man, who is unmarried, used to live away from home for extended periods.

A petition has been submitted with the Beechanahalli police in Karnataka stating that the body has been misidentified.

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