The true age of the man who claimed to be 188 years old is revealed

The case of a   supposedly  188-year-old  man shocked the world , however, it was all a lie and, through social networks, the truth of the  media  case that emerged in  India was revealed .

Rescued from a cave,  Viken Kushwah,  as he was initially identified, was said to be 188 years old . According to the images, the man walked  hunched over ; supported by a  cane  and a couple of men holding him by the  arms .

The man was reportedly trapped in a  cave  in Bangalore  and  was taken to a hospital for treatment after being rescued.

After  the case went viral  , the alleged age of the man caught the attention of netizens, so that version quickly began to fall apart. It was said that the man  was not nearly 200  years old, but that he was  110 years old  and that his real name was  Siyaram Baba.

The truth of the 188-year-old man

But the story did not stop there, and the whole version of the advanced age began to be refuted. Through  digital platforms  , a user identified as  Anadolu Bey ended up collapsing the fantastic  story  and revealed the  true age.

According to Bey, the man is  85 years old  and  is actually a well-known father in the area. Others added to the report of this netizen, which reinforced the truth: he was not a man of  almost 200 years.

The truth is that the  viral case   caused a stir due to the alleged  age  and the state in which   the   elderly  man was shown .

👤 Viken Kushwah, un anciano hallado en una cueva remota de Bangalore, India, afirmar tener 188 años.

➡️ Su frágil aspecto y avanzada edad sorprendieron a las personas que lo encontraron, y el vídeo de su rescate ha generado miles de reacciones en redes sociales pic.twitter.com/5S7QPf5OHi

— La Razón (@larazon_es) October 4, 2024