In a shocking and almost surreal incident in Agra, a man in his mid-thirties has narrated a harrowing tale of survival. He said he was attacked, strangled, and buried alive by four men over a land dispute. Defying the odds, his miraculous escape came through an unexpected quarters: A pack of stray dogs, who unearthed him and saved his life.
Roop Kishore, in a spine-chilling account, recounted the ordeal he endured on July 18 in Agra’s Artoni area. He said he was allegedly assaulted by four men — Ankit, Gaurav, Karan, and Akash.
The attack culminated in the assailants strangling Kishore and burying him alive on their farm, under the assumption that he was dead.
In a turn of good luck, Kishore’s survival can be attributed to a pack of stray dogs. The dogs, foraging for food, dug up the area where Kishore was buried and began biting his exposed flesh.
The sharp pain caused Kishore to regain consciousness. Drawing on a surge of adrenaline and sheer willpower, Kishore managed to free himself and walked to a nearby village.
There, local residents recognised him and promptly rushed him to the hospital, where he is currently receiving medical treatment.
Kishore’s mother, Roop Ramvati, provided additional details, revealing that the accused had forcibly taken her son from their home before subjecting him to the assault.
Their intention to dispose of him in a ditch on their farm seemed foolproof until fate intervened.
Neeraj Sharma, the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Sikandra Police Station, confirmed that an FIR has been lodged against the four accused men.
The police are actively searching for them to bring them to justice. In her distress, Ramvati, who filed the case, expressed her anguish and the family’s trauma. As the investigation progresses, the community remains gripped by the sheer brutality of the crime and the miraculous survival of Kishore.
Deepak Kumar said his brother Kishore, who has a six-month-old daughter, worked in a shoe factory.
Kishore’s mother said on July 18, there was a dispute between two groups in the locality and Roop had objected to a man using “abusive language”.
“Initially, the local police at Sikandra neither sent my son
for a medical exam nor registered a case. I had to hire a lawyer and approach police commissioner. The FIR was registered on Thursday, about 13 days after the incident,” Ramvati pointed out.
Agra Police said an FIR has been registered against four men under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 351 (criminal intimidation) of BNS on the basis of a complaint.