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-Short Attention Span Theater-
'Dead man' walking panics village
2006-01-17
An Indian man believed dead by his family and fellow villagers caused panic when he returned over fears he had come back as a ghost, the Times of India reports. Children screamed "Ghost! Ghost!" and villagers locked their doors when Raju Raghuvanshi returned from jail earlier this month to his village in Mandla district in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
"Raju! You're dead!"
"No, I ain't!"
"Yes, you are! Now lie down, dammit!"
Raghuvanshi's brothers, who had shaved their heads to mourn his death in line with Hindu tradition, fled when he appeared, the paper reports.
"Feet, don't fail us now!"
"This is what my back looks like!"
Villagers and family members have ostracised him, forcing Mr Raghuvanshi to file a complaint with local police.
"No, you may not come to dinner! You're dead!"
"That does it! I'm callin' the cops!"
The village council has demanded he prove he is not a ghost, but the paper did not say what kind of proof the elders wanted.
"What'm I supposed to do? Not disappear?"
"You could stop decomposing..."
"Naw. That wouldn't work."
Mr Raghuvanshi's troubles arose after he was jailed last year. In prison, he was admitted to hospital with a stomach ailment from which he recovered but a distant relative told his family he had died.
Apparently the distant relative is more credible than Raju.
Posted by:Fred

#8  I'm panicking

Posted by: Al   2006-01-17 12:40  

#7  Raju Raghuvanshi that is.
Posted by: 666   2006-01-17 09:15  

#6  he lives with the dead my friends

Posted by: 666   2006-01-17 08:08  

#5  Where's rjschwartz?
Posted by: Crease Slolung3988   2006-01-17 07:42  

#4  Lol - this one garners a double:

RFSP & YJCMTSU
Posted by: .com   2006-01-17 05:33  

#3  Very amusing side commentary Fred , nice to see :)
Posted by: MacNails   2006-01-17 05:30  

#2  "Braaains... Braaaains..."
Posted by: PBMcL   2006-01-17 01:18  

#1  When I read the headline I knew it had to be Banga of Pakistan. It was India. My bad.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2006-01-17 00:34  

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