In a remarkable turn of events in Bagdah village of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, a decades-old family tragedy has come to a surprising end. Jagbandu Mandal (55), who went missing 28 years ago and was presumed dead, has returned home, reuniting with his wife Supriya and their family. What makes this reunion even more special is that Supriya had performed his last rites and lived as a widow all these years. But the story doesn’t end here, as Mandal’s return has connection with the ongoing Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process across 12 states and union territories.

Here’s what happened

Mandal’s family had considered him dead since 1997, when he left home in February of that year and never returned. When all efforts to find him failed, an astrologer c

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