Rajesh alias Tillu Kol was admitted to a government health facility in a gasping condition. It was a case of e... Read More

BHOPAL: A 45-year-old man who was declared dead by doctors, reportedly, coughed on his funeral pyre, drank water and ‘died twice’ within an hour. This incident was reported from Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

Rajesh alias Tillu Kol , resident of district’s Gadarwara region was admitted to a government health facility at 4 am on Saturday in a gasping condition. It was a case of excessive alcohol intake according to the hospital authorities.

Around 6 am doctors declared him dead. His family made the decision to bring him home and planned for his last rites. Funeral procession reached crematorium by 11 am and his body was placed on the pyre. Mantras and hymns were recited as part of the rituals.

Seconds before his elder son was about to set the ‘body’ on fire, people noticed some movements in his body. He coughed too, they claim.

They quickly shifted his body to a nearby bench and gave him water. He drank half of a glass of water though remaining part of the body was motionless.

“He drank water and was alive for some time. Body was also warm. We took him back to the hospital where doctors kept him under observation and ECG was done. After 30 minutes they declared him dead again,” said Rajesh’s younger brother Rakesh. However, this time doctors conducted autopsy after reaffirming his death before they handed over his body.

“Post-mortem lasted in 30 minutes. Body was taken back to the crematorium and rites were completed. It was a miracle which gave us a hope of his survival,” Rakesh mourned. Rajesh worked at a local diary and was survived by his wife and two children aged 12 and 14 years.



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