Gush: A man whose last rites were performed by his family members after he was declared “dead” due to COVID-19 at a hospital, has returned home after two years in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. The family members of 35-year-old Kamlesh Patidar were in for a surprise when they knocked on the door of his aunt’s house in Karodkala village at around 6 am on Saturday, almost two years after his aunt’s last rites, a family member said.
Kamlesh Patidar had fallen ill during the second COVID-19 wave. He was admitted to the hospital and later doctors declared him brought dead. His cousin Mukesh Patidar told reporters on Saturday that after the “body” was handed over to him by the hospital, the family members performed his last rites.
“Now, he has returned home, but has not revealed anything about where he stayed during this period,” said the cousin.
Kanwan police station in-charge Ram Singh Rathore told that according to family members, Kamlesh Patidar was suffering from corona virus infection in 2021 and was admitted to a hospital in Vadodara (Gujarat).
He said that the doctors declared him dead due to COVID-19 infection, after which the family members cremated the body given by the hospital in Vadodara and then returned to their village.
Rathore said that the family members came to know that he was alive when he returned home on Saturday.
The officer said that after recording the statement of Kamlesh Patidar, the matter would be clear.