'Sir... now consider him alive': In Haryana, an elderly man was declared dead in government records, his pension was stopped, and it came to light when he ran out of money.

Surjan Singh, an 80-year-old from Faridabad, has been running around government offices for almost a year and a half. The reason is surprising even to him. According to his government pension records, he died in March 2025, while Surjan Singh was living with his wife at home. He doesn't even know on what basis he was declared dead. In fact, Surjan Singh had approximately ₹50,000 already deposited in his account, and in the same account...