Authorities In MP Fill Up A Pothole With A Man Inside It, Construct A Road On Top! #WTF

A 45-year-old man fell into a pothole at an under construction road got killed after unwary labours filled it with hot bituminous material and constructed road over him in Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place on Friday night at Sleemanabad area in Katni district. Deceased was identified as Latori Barman, resident of Khadra village. 

Matter came to light on Saturday morning after local villagers noticed his arm on the road surface. Police said he had gone to Rishi Panchmi fair with his wife to a nearby village on Friday night. While his wife stayed back at her parents house, Latori returned to his village after a brief halt at a liquor shop. 

"It was dark and there were no warning signs. He would have been walking along the road in an inebriated condition when he suddenly fell into the pit on this under construction road between Udlana and Hata village and got unconscious. The pit was uncovered for some time now. Traffic was also restricted on the stretch as the pit occupied more than half of the road making vehicular traffic and walking risky," said an investigating officer. 
Heavy machines were being used for the road construction work. "Workers must not have noticed him there while filling the road with premix and bitumen, which subsequently led to his death," said the officer. There was a tension in the area after this incident. Angry villagers cleared the road block only after senior police officials intervened and assured action against the construction company. 
Body was exhumed and sent for autopsy. A case has been registered for investigation.

Originally published in Times Of India