1. A Night of Heavy Drinking
- On September 18, 2015, Latori Barman, a 45-year-old man in a small village in central India, spent the night drinking heavily with his wife at a local fair.
- Eventually, his wife left to visit her parents, but Latori continued drinking at a liquor store by himself.
2. Walking Home Drunk
- Later that night, Latori decided to go home. Very drunk and barely able to walk straight, he stumbled down a completely dark, unlit street—a road he knew well.
3. Unusual Nighttime Activity
- As he walked, he noticed lots of noise, people, and lights, which was unusual for that time of night.
- However, due to his drunken state and the darkness, he didn’t stop to investigate—he just kept walking.
4. The Fall
- Suddenly, Latori stepped forward and his foot hit nothing—he fell into a deep pothole in the road.
- He hit the bottom hard and lost consciousness.
5. Roadwork That Night
- The sounds and lights Latori noticed were actually from a construction crew working overnight to repair potholes in the road.
- The road was notorious for large, dangerous potholes.
6. The Fatal Mistake
- The construction site was chaotic, poorly lit, and busy.
- The crew didn’t notice that Latori had fallen into one of the potholes.
- Later that night, they poured hot tar into that pothole and flattened it with a roller, unknowingly trapping Latori inside.
7. His Final Moments
- At some point, Latori regained consciousness but was too drunk and weak to escape.
- He tried to reach out, managing to get just one hand above the surface before dying.
8. The Horrifying Discovery
- The next morning, villagers walking by saw something odd sticking out of the road.
- Upon closer inspection, they realized it was a human hand emerging from the tar.
- Authorities were called.
9. Aftermath
- Latori’s body was removed and given a proper burial.
- Two workers from the construction crew were arrested and charged with culpable homicide for their negligence.
- Latori’s family was compensated, but only received about $760 USD, a sum considered shockingly low given the tragic nature of his death.