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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Manipur: Five militants arrested in Imphal Valley
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Imphal (PTI): Five suspected members of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party - Noyon were arrested from various parts of the Imphal East and Imphal West districts on charges of extortion, police said on Tuesday.
A loaded 9 mm pistol was among the items seized from them.
Those arrested were identified as Khoisnam Sanajaoba Singh (27), Khoinaijam Robertson Singh (24), Soubam Rohit Singh (23), Leishangthem Naobi Singh (33) and Khaidem Nongpoknganba Meitei (25), police said.
The arrests were made on Monday, they said.
Over the last few weeks, a large number of militants of different banned outfits have been arrested in both Meitei-controlled Imphal Valley and the Kuki-dominated hill districts on charges of extorting the locals, mainly small businesses, taking advantage of the prevailing hostilities between the two communities.
The arrests come as the Centre is making efforts to bring back peace, which has been elusive since ethnic violence broke out in the state in May 2023. In February, President's Rule was imposed in the state after BJP leader N Biren Singh resigned as the chief minister.
More than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in the ethnic violence in the state.
