In a bizarre incident in central India on 29 August, people rushed to loot buckets of sand from a pile of the stuff that was itself stolen from a sanctuary forest.

The event took place in Shikarganj in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh.

Video shows scores of people filling sacks and buckets with sand from the pile.

They rush to and from the site on scooters and bikes, taking the sands to their homes and coming back for more. Several are laughing and squealing.

The incident happened after a vehicle carrying illegal sand from the Son Gharial Sanctuary Forest emptied the sand on the roadside.

As soon as villagers came to know about it, they decided to help themselves.

In a bizarre incident in central India's Madhya Pradesh, people rushed to loot buckets of sand on August 29. The event took place in Shikarganj in Sidhi district.

Visuals feature scores of people rushing to the sand pile and filling them up in sacks and buckets. They rush to the place on scooters and bikes, to and fro from their homes. They take the sands to their homes and then come back to take more, all while giggling and squealing.

The incident happened after a vehicle carrying illegal sand 20 meters(0.01miles) away from the Son Gharial Sanctuary forest post, had emptied the sand on the roadside. As soon as the villagers came to know about it, they came with various means to loot it.