NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian man who was believed dead caused panic when he returned, causing villagers to think he had come back as a ghost, the Times of India reported Monday.

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.

Raghuvanshi's brothers, who had shaved their heads to mourn his death in line with Hindu tradition, fled when he appeared, the paper reported.

Villagers and family members have ostracized him, forcing Raghuvanshi to file a complaint with local police. 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.

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.

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 12:17 AM. Reason : ghost! ghost!]

1/18/2006 12:17:36 AM

ahaha. Good one

1/18/2006 12:30:59 AM

haha indians are so fucking gullible

1/18/2006 3:39:52 AM

that's so...Tom Sawyer

1/18/2006 7:33:03 AM

bwhahahahah

1/18/2006 8:56:11 AM

yes. these are my people.

1/18/2006 9:32:40 AM

If I had a penny for everytime something stupid happened because people believe in things that don't exist, I'd be a damn trillionaire.

1/18/2006 10:13:20 AM

He should have some fun with that. Like put flour all over him, then jump out and scare the shit out of random people.

1/18/2006 10:19:29 AM

I should do that.

Hell, we should all go and march like zombies.

1/18/2006 10:23:57 AM

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"and villagers locked their doors"

hah what dumbasses
everyone knows ghosts can walk through doors

1/18/2006 11:03:48 AM

1/18/2006 12:40:15 PM

Awesome.

1/18/2006 12:45:50 PM

wow... i hope these aren't the same people they force us to trust for our tech support

1/18/2006 12:48:30 PM

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"He should have some fun with that. Like put flour all over him, then jump out and scare the shit out of random people."

shit yeah

wooooooooooooooooooo.........i am the ghost of homer simpson Raju Raghuvanshi .....wooooooooooooo

[Edited on January 18, 2006 at 12:52 PM. Reason : ]

1/18/2006 12:52:02 PM

1/18/2006 1:22:31 PM

Holy Man Breaks Coconuts On Naked Woman's Head!

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1363725.html?menu=

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"Police in India have arrested a 'holy man' who allegedly forced a woman to strip naked and broke coconuts on her head. Senthil Kumar, 27, promised to treat the woman, 30-year-old Selvi Dhanalakshmi, after her parents brought her to his hermitage at Velliraveli, near Erode. Kumar claimed she was possessed and offered to exorcise her of the evil spirit, reports the Deccan Chronicle newspaper. He locked himself up with the woman in a room before stripping her of her clothes and lighting camphor on her palms and breasts. The woman began yelling in pain when the holy man, chanting prayers, started breaking coconuts on her head."

JESUS WTF

1/20/2006 12:39:15 AM

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"Sir Bedevere: There are ways of telling whether she is a witch. Peasant 1: Are there? Oh well, tell us. Sir Bedevere: Tell me. What do you do with witches? Peasant 1: Burn them. Sir Bedevere: And what do you burn, apart from witches? Peasant 1: More witches. Peasant 2: Wood. Sir Bedevere: Good. Now, why do witches burn? Peasant 3: ...because they're made of... wood? Sir Bedevere: Good. So how do you tell whether she is made of wood? Peasant 1: Build a bridge out of her. Sir Bedevere: But can you not also build bridges out of stone? Peasant 1: Oh yeah. Sir Bedevere: Does wood sink in water? Peasant 1: No, no, it floats!... It floats! Throw her into the pond! Sir Bedevere: No, no. What else floats in water? Peasant 1: Bread. Peasant 2: Apples. Peasant 3: Very small rocks. Peasant 1: Cider. Peasant 2: Gravy. Peasant 3: Cherries. Peasant 1: Mud. Peasant 2: Churches. Peasant 3: Lead! Lead! King Arthur: A Duck. Sir Bedevere: ...Exactly. So, logically... Peasant 1: If she weighed the same as a duck... she's made of wood. Sir Bedevere: And therefore... Peasant 2: ...A witch!"

1/20/2006 12:42:43 AM

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"If I had a penny for everytime something stupid happened because people believe in things that don't exist, I'd be a damn trillionaire."

1/20/2006 12:46:40 AM

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""and villagers locked their doors" hah what dumbasses everyone knows ghosts can walk through doors"

you made me laugh out my oatmeal

[Edited on January 20, 2006 at 1:26 AM. Reason : []

1/20/2006 1:26:14 AM

"could you show us how to make giant corn"

1/20/2006 1:28:49 AM