An unusual situation has emerged from the Belsand area in Sitamari concerning the state system, where a living person was mistakenly declared deceased in official documents. After this problem was identified, the victim's family has been forced to constantly visit various institutions to prove that the person listed as dead in the papers is alive.
This case occurred in the village of Chenpur, in the Sitamari district. Mohammed Idris resides there. Due to his age and health issues, he wanted to timely divide his ancestral property among his children. For this purpose, he submitted an application to the circle office regarding the land rights registration process (Dakhil Kharij).
However, during the land rights registration procedure, Idris was erroneously marked as deceased in the government records. That is, the person who himself applied for the land was absent from the world according to the documents. When this came to light, a new serious problem arose for the family: first and foremost, they had to prove that Mohammed Idris was alive, and the land issues took a backseat.
Idris's plea reflects this pain: 'Sir, please be merciful, I am still alive, why did you kill me...'. On one hand, Idris exists in reality, but on the other, his death is registered in the government records. Now, the family is appealing to both officials and Panchayat representatives for help, trying to restore his status in the state registries.
According to Idris, he is seriously ill, which is why he sought to complete matters related to his property in time. But the state procedure through which he tried to secure his children's future led to his own identity being confused.
Questions arise: Was a check conducted on the living person before declaring him dead? Was an on-site verification performed? Was there a document comparison? And how could his death be registered in the documents if Idris himself applied for land rights registration?
After the matter became known, the Belsand circle office provided an explanation. CO Belsand, Ashok Kumar, called it an error made due to oversight. However, for Idris's family, this is not just an 'oversight error.' One can imagine the immense stress that the death of a person in official documents can cause, given that the family has to run around different offices.
Today, Idris's fight is against the state registry that does not have him in it. He is alive. He is at home. His family is nearby. He tells the story himself, but the papers tell a completely different story. A person whose death is recorded in a government file now walks through government institutions saying: 'Sir, my death has not occurred. I am still alive.'