The shocking confusion at the burial of a man from Hyderabad-Telangana Today

A man, Pittala Yellappa, (45) lived with his family in Navandgi village in Basheerabad mandal. Two days ago, the man left his house to work and did not return.

Hyderabad: A man suffered the shock of his life when he discovered his family members were making arrangements for his burial while he was alive. The incident took place in Basheerabad mandal of Vikarabad district.

A man, Pittala Yellappa, (45) lived with his family in Navandgi village in Basheerabad mandal. Two days ago, the man left his house to work and did not return.

On Saturday evening, Yellappa’s family received a phone call from the Vikarabad railway police that the man had died after being hit by a train. The police linked Yellappa to the accident as the mobile phone used by Yellappa was found near the body.

All hell broke out in the house after the news of Yellappa’s death reached the family.

The grieving family members went to the morgue where the police showed the body of one person. With his face disfigured due to the horrific accident, family members assumed Yellappa was dead and claimed the body.

On Sunday, the family members had made all arrangements for Yellappa’s funeral and informed their relatives. Meanwhile, a relative of Yellappa spotted him in Tandur and informed him about the developments in his village. Yellappa, worried, contacted his family by telephone and informed them that he was alive.

He then rushed home and met the family members who again broke down seeing him alive. Yellappa, went to the railway police and informed them that someone had stolen his mobile phone.

Police suspect that the man may have stolen or found Yellappa’s mobile phone somewhere near the station. Police are now working to establish the identity of the man who died in the crash.