The Officially Dead Man In 1976, Lal Bihari went to apply for a loan. Records said he was dead. His uncle had bribed officials to steal his land. He spent 18 years proving he was alive. He held his own funeral. He ran for parliament. He added 'the Dead' to his name. India finally resurrected him on paper in 1994.
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