Premsai Patel, a native of Tilhapatai village under Kartala block, has claimed he was born on on May 11, 1896 and his age is 117 years and 8 months.
If his claims are true, Patel could be the oldest person alive, two years older than the 115-year-old Misao Okawa, the current record holder who lives in Japan.
To back his claim, the retired school teacher shows the Aadhaar card, a key government document which mentions his date of birth as May 11, 1896.
According to Mahesh, his father had no particular diet regime and he hardly fell ill. He is still very healthy and does all his work at home on his own, Mahesh said.
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According to Statistics Officer of Korba, Madu Sahu, pre-2005 birth and death records are not available in the district.
Earlier these records were being maintained at Bilaspur district. However, the records of 1896 would not be available there also, he said.
The correct age of a person can be verified through bone test, he added.