India, Aug. 5 -- In a strange turn of events, a family in Uttar Pradesh dropped the body of a man from an ambulance and attempted to block a highway following his death during a dispute.

The incident was reported from Gonda district, where Hriday Lal's family dropped his body from the ambulance while being taken for a post-mortem on Monday.

According to a report by NDTV, Hriday Lal was brutally assaulted on Friday during a disagreement linked to a liquor deal.

He was referred to a hospital in Lucknow for treatment, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The news of his passing - just two months after his marriage - triggered outrage among his family and relatives.

Footage of the incident showed the body being dragged by the ambulan...