In a terrible incident, a man who was struck by a high tension electric wire died after being buried alive attempting to heal his injuries in northern India.<br /><br />The incident took place on September 10 in Uttar Pradesh state's Pilibhit city, with footage showing the injured man buried up to his neck as people surround him. <br /><br />Joga Singh, 58, got electrocuted when a high-tension wire fell on him as he was working on his lawn, severely burnt him.<br /><br />However, the superstitious townsfolk convinced Singh's family to bury him instead of rushing him to a hospital.<br /><br />The severely injured Joga Singh was buried for nearly five hours.<br /><br />A witness and Singh's neighbour said that he was electrocuted because of negligence from the electrical department, as the line became faulty and had not been fixed in years. <br /><br />A case has been registered against the electricity department, but no case has been registered against the villagers.
