5-yr-old boy falls into 32-ft borewell in Rajasthan

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Kota, Updated At : 03:40 AM Feb 24, 2025 IST

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A five-year-old boy fell into a 32-ft deep borewell on Sunday in an agricultural field in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district, prompting authorities to launch a rescue operation.

According to the police, the incident occurred around 1.15 pm when Prahalad was playing in the field. He reportedly squatted on a stone slab near the borewell and slipped into it while his parents were busy with some work on the other side of the field.

Prahlad is currently stuck at 32-ft depth and is in an unconscious state.

“The NDRF and SDRF teams are engaged in rescue work. The teams are planning to pull out the boy using some local machines,” said SDM Chhatrapal Choudhary

According to the victim’s father, Kalulal, the borewell was dug two days ago. There was no outflow of water from it and they had decided to close it, the SDM said.

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