In a traumatic event, an Indian man buried his grandson alive, fearing poverty and the costs of her future marriage.

Local media reported that the man buried his grandson alive, but a driver who was in the area documented the incident by video, and rushed to inform the police, who went to the place and arrested him while preparing to bury the baby,

According to the Daily Mail, when police questioned him, he said she died in hospital and that he came here to bury her, but the policeman made sure she was alive.

Police detained the man on charges of attempting to kill a baby and bury her alive. Investigations showed that the grandfather decided to bury the baby with the family's consent because of poverty and the costs of the female marriage later.