Man who fell into 40-foot-deep borewell in Delhi dead, body pulled out
New Delhi, Mar 10: The body of a man who had fallen into a 40-foot-deep borewell at a Delhi Jal Board water treatment plant here was pulled out after a nearly 12-hour-long rescue operation on Sunday, Water Minister Atish said.
The man, aged around 30, is yet to be identified.
In a post on X, Atishi said, "It is with great sadness I share the news that the man who fell into the borewell has been found dead by the rescue team."
According to initial information, the deceased was a male aged around 30 years.
"How he entered the borewell room, how he fell inside the borewell this will be investigated by the police.
"I thank the NDRF team who made every possible effort in the rescue operation for many hours," she said in the post.
Around 1 am, information was received that a person fell into the borewell at the DJB plant in west Delhi's Keshopur Mandi area.
The rescue efforts were led by teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Delhi Fire Services (DFS).
बहुत दुख के साथ यह ख़बर साझा कर रही हूँ कि जो पुरुष बोरवेल में गिरे थे, उन्हें रेस्क्यू टीम ने मृत पाया है। ईश्वर अपने श्री चरणों में उन्हें स्थान दे।
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) March 10, 2024
प्रथम सूचना के मुताबिक़ मृत व्यक्ति 30 साल के आस पास की उम्र के पुरुष थे। वे बोरेवेल के कमरे में कैसे घुसे, बोरेवेल के अंदर कैसे… https://t.co/ZC9smgPD9l
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Bengal: Hundreds stage protest over 'threats' by TMC workers
Kolkata (PTI): Demanding safety after counting of votes, hundreds of villagers staged a protest in Falta in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, alleging they were receiving life threats from TMC workers in the area.
The protesters, many of them women and holding BJP flags, blocked the road in Hasimnagar village, alleging that local panchayat pradhan Israfil, a close associate of TMC candidate Jehangir Khan, issued them threats of attacks after poll results are announced.
The CRPF deputy commandant visited the area with a large force and assured the demonstrators of ensuring their safety.
Khan dismissed the allegations and said the women were "deployed" by the BJP to stage the demonstration and engineer the arrest of TMC functionaries in the area before the counting to "harm the morale of the TMC supporters".
"If the charges are proved, I am ready to face the law," he said.
Fatima Bibi, one of the protesters belonging to the BJP's Mahila Morcha, claimed Israfil and his men "have been visiting the area since April 30 and threatening us that there would be bloodshed from May 5. We demand CRPF remain in the area".
The CRPF official said, "We are here to instill confidence among the people with support of the local police, We have assured them of full security."
An Election Commission official said a report has been sought about the protests from the district administration.
