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Bihar Man Thought Murdered Four Years Ago Found Alive in Delhi Fruit Shop

By Bishnu K Jha

A man from Lalpur, Bihar, who was believed to have been murdered in 2022, was discovered alive in a Delhi fruit shop. The man, Ravishankar Kumar, in his late 20s, was found working at a fruit shop in Delhi, according to police. In 2022, his father, Madan Yadav, filed a case alleging that his son had been kidnapped and murdered and that his body had been concealed. The police registered the case and named four people as accused: Mukesh Pandit, Sahdev Pandit, Dinesh Pandit and Chhotu Mahto, who was also associated with the accused. The four accused were arrested and sent to jail. Mahto was released on bail after serving three months and 18 days in jail. On October 2, Akash Kumar, who is also from Lalpur and works in Noida, spotted Ravishankar Kumar at the fruit shop. He informed people in Lalpur, after which a group from the village visited Delhi, brought him back to Samastipur, and handed him over to the police on Monday. Deputy police superintendent Sanjay Sinha said a fresh investigation will be conducted. He said that they will record Ravishankar Kumar’s statement through a support service interpreter. “As he is mute, we have sought a court’s permission to engage a support service interpreter for his statement. Once his statement is recorded, further action will be taken based on the findings,” he said.