Escaping from dogs, man falls into well in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar; rescued on third day
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mar 28 (PTI): A man was stuck in a well for almost 48 hours after he fell into it while trying to save himself from a pack of dogs in Kannad in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, a police official said on Friday.
Sandip Ghatkawde (30) managed to survive by holding on to a rope tied to the edge of the well before he was rescued on Thursday, the Pishor police station official added.
"At round 4pm on Tuesday, Ghatkawde fell into a 60-foot deep well, which had water till the 10-feet mark, while trying to save himself from dogs. No one saw him fall into the well and his voice would not carry to passersby, leaving him stranded in a precarious position," the official said.
"At around 2pm on Thursday, some children from the vicinity came to the well in search of a honeycomb. Noticing movement, Ghatkawde shouted, which alerted children, who called in adults in the vicinity. He was pulled out of the well with the help of a tyre," Pishor police station official Vasant Patil told PTI.
As Ghatkawde did not have food since Tuesday afternoon, he was examined by a doctor, whose all-clear allowed him to travel back to his native Jalna, the official added.
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Debutant Kumar, Rickleton shine as MI beat KKR by 8 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Debutant Ashwani Kumar's 4 for 24 and Ryan Rickelton's unbeaten 62 handed Mumbai Indians a comfortable eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here on Monday.
Opting to bowl, MI rode on Kumar's brilliant display with the ball to bundle out KKR for 116 before they chased down the target in 12.5 overs.
Left-arm pacer Kumar became the first Indian to take four wickets on an IPL debut and help restrict KKR, who were bowled out in 16.2 overs.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scored for KKR with 26 off 16 balls.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 116 all out in 16.2 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 26; Ashwani Kumar 4/24).
Mumbai Indians: 121 for 2 in 12.5 overs (Ryan Rickleton 62 not out; Andre Russell 2/35).
