Man buries himself alive

Bhagat reportedly had no plans to take amadhi and had only announced that he planned to hold a religious ceremony in the village later this month for which he had sent pamphlets to his followers. He reportedly changed his mind later and informed his wife Vimuben and sons Prakash and Alpesh of his decision to take samadhi.

He selected asite near a dargah on the outskirts of two villages and his disciples started digging there three days ago. Curious villagers were told that a yagna had been planned. On Tuesday, Bhagat came to the spot, blessed his followers and entered the pit.

This is not the first incident of its kind. Last year, the police prevented an old man from taking samadhi in a village in Jamnagar district.