Tuban – The viral man named Samuji (65) who was announced dead turned out to be still alive in Jambean Wangi Village, Jatirogo District, Tuban, East Java. It seems that the bodies have changed names. It is known that this incident took place on Thursday (18/12) morning. At that stage, Samuji (65) was announced by loudspeaker at the local mosque that he was dead. As a result, residents flocked to pay their respects and gathered at the Samuji funeral home. Samuji’s supposed body was also ready to be buried. PAGE TO CONTINUE CONTENT But who would have thought, it turns out that Samuji suddenly came home safe and sound. Samuji’s arrival immediately caused a stir among the residents and their families. Confused, Samuji heard the announcement that he had died. Based on that, Samuji rushed home while looking for grass in the rice fields. Samuji then reported that he was still alive and well. So whose body is at the Samuji funeral home? Jatirogo Police Chief Inspector Arif Nugroho said that the body in Samuji’s house appeared to be Pardi, a resident of his neighboring town. Arif admitted that there are similarities between Pardi and Samuji. Arif added that the incident where the bodies’ identity changed started when the bodies were discovered that day. At the time, his party received a report of a body found in the rice field. Based on this report, his party then went to the location to conduct a crime scene investigation and examine the body. However, when we arrived at the location, it turned out that there were already many residents. “We arrived at the crime scene and it turned out that there were already many residents. There was a little debate, some residents explained that they were Jambean Wangi residents, in the name of Samuji, but there were other residents who declared that they were not Samuji,” said Arif, as reported by detikJatim, Monday (22/12/2025). Unfortunately, says Arif, it turned out that there were some residents who thought the body was Samuji’s and immediately contacted the family. Not only that, news of the death was also immediately broadcast over the loudspeaker without further checking the identity of the body. “The victims have not yet been investigated in detail. Some of them immediately contacted Samuji’s family and information about this death was immediately broadcast on the loudspeakers at the local mosque,” Arif said. Read more here (idh/yld)