Kanpur, Feb. 28 -- Gaurav Sahu is back from the dead, officially.

The 30-year-old auto driver's Aadhaar was reactivated on Friday; he was declared dead on official records after submitting his Aadhaar card to get an a patient--who later died-- admitted in hospital last September.

"After following the standard operating procedure (SOP), the person's Aadhaar card was reactivated within 72 hours of time period", Deputy Director-General of UIDAI (Regional Office, Lucknow), Prashant Kumar Singh told HT on Friday. HT had highlighted Sahu's plight in a report on Tuesday.

"I can't even describe how alive I feel right now. I checked my status online and it is activated," an elated Sahu said. He credited the media coverage for the swift resoluti...