4-year-old boy trapped in borewell dies in Rajasthan

A four-year-old boy, who had fallen into a 250 feet deep borewell in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, today died as rescuers failed in their 22-hour efforts to save him.

"Body of the boy was pulled out after about 22 hours of rescue operation in the evening today and was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead," police said.

"Doctors said that the boy who sustained serious injuries in head and leg had died in the borewell," district collector Manju Rajpal said.

The incident occurred last afternoon at Jahazpur village when Pankaj, the boy, was playing near the borewell and fell into it.

He fell about 22 feet down in the borewell. Rescuers dug a parallel pit and connected through a tunnel to bring the victim out.

In November last year, four-year-old boy Sahil had fallen into a borewell in Shahpura town of Jaipur district. He could not be pulled out despite efforts by the government for many days.

In a similar incident in Andhra Pradesh earlier this month, a one-and-half-year-old boy fell into a 30-ft-deep borewell at a hamlet in Warangal district and was found dead after a 24-hour-long operation.