12-year-old boy dies after falling into 60-ft-deep hole in Jharkhand's Giridih
Giridih, Dec 8: A 12-year-old boy died in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Friday after he fell into a 60-foot-deep hole, and remained stuck there for at least five hours before being brought out, police said.
Four boys went up a hillock in Bhadua Pahari in Mufassil police station area around 11 am to pluck berries, they said.
While plucking berries, Karan Bhuiyan slipped into the illegal mine pit hole, which was 60 feet deep, they added.
The three other boys said that they could not spot the hole as it was covered with shrubs.
After a rescue operation that went on for five hours, the boy was brought out around 4 pm. When taken to a nearby hospital, he was declared dead, police said.
The incident happened in the command area of the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), which has been informed of the incident, they said.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
