Dead in 1909? A Holy Man Sued to Prove He Was the Prince | India

In 1909 a Bengal prince was reported dead in Darjeeling, and his family said he was cremated. In 1920 an ash-covered holy man appeared on a Dhaka riverbank, and a court spent 608 days deciding whether he was that prince. This is the Bhawal sannyasi case, told as the disputed-identity case it still is. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Man by the River 0:28 The Richest Family in the Delta 1:16 Step Aside 2:19 The Man on the Embankment 3:39 The Long Wait 4:14 The Guru From the North 4:57 Twenty-One Marks 5:41 A Typewriter and a Key 6:32 Two More Courts 7:26 Thirtieth of July 9:01 The Question Mark MUSIC Original score made for this video. Found a mistake? Tell us in the comments and we will correct it. #TrueCrime #India #Mystery