Shepherd turns up alive at own burial

Pittla Yellappa (47) of Vikarabad district, a shepherd, was presumed dead and his family were busy making arrangements for his last rites when he showed up just as the body was to be buried, much to the shock of his family members. On June 21, Yellappa of Navalga village had set out early in the day from his home. He often returned after a week. On June 22, the family received a call from Govt Railway Police informing them that they had found the mobile on Yellappa, who had died after being hit by a moving train.