A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in India for an identity theft that lasted since 1981, reports the

BBC

relayed by

Ulyces

.

For 41 years, he pretended to be the missing son of a wealthy landowning family in Biharqui State and took the opportunity to get married, go to university and sell family properties under this name.

This case began in February 1977 with the mysterious disappearance of the only son of this family on the way to school.

Despite the investigation, the police had not been able to find him.

Then, four years later, the family was told that their son was seen begging in a nearby village ten miles from their home.

According to them, the beggar claimed to be “the son of an eminent person”.

A first complaint in 1981

The father, who had become depressed since his son's disappearance, immediately went to the scene.

Having difficulty seeing, it was his friends who first confirmed to him that it was indeed his son.

But on returning, his wife had noticed that it was not him and the family had immediately filed a complaint.

On his release from prison, the man had however continued to claim to be the son of this family.

However, he had always refused to do a DNA test to prove his relationship.

It was ultimately this last element that allowed the police to discover the scam.

According to the investigation, the usurper even tried to change his identity again thanks to a false death certificate.

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