In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old youth was buried alive allegedly by the family of his lover before his friends and family members rescued him on Wednesday. The incident happened in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district.The victim's family members told the police that while half of his body was buried beneath the earth, the upper part was completely covered with cow dung.Hailing from Bihar, Mohammad Shahjad has been residing in Alampur area of Saharanpur since his childhood.Shahjad's local guardian Zaj Hassan told the villagers on November 27 that Shahjad had been missing since November 26 and feared that the family members of the girl , with whom he had developed a relationship, would have abducted and killed him. He alleged that Shahjad had been buried beneath mud and cow dung for around 12 hours."Some villagers informed me on Wednesday that Shahjad was seen going to the girl's house on Tuesday. But they didn't see him coming out. When I went to the girl's house along with neighbours and requested to release Shahjad, they opened fire at us. Mohammad Farooq, a villager, sustained bullet injuries in the incident. So, we called the police," he said."The police entered the house and found Shahjad in an unconscious state. He was covered in dust and cow dung when he was brought out of the house," he said. The police arrested the girl's two brothers."Shahjad has alleged that he was buried under the earth. There were injury marks on his body when we found him. He was initially admitted to the Community Health Centre in Alampur, but was later shifted to the district civil hospital," said Ratan Pal who is investigating the case. Doctors said Shahjad has suffering from severe infections."It appears that he was thrown into an extremely unhygienic place. He is traumatised and in a critical condition," a doctor said.