Six-year-old falls into borewell in MP's Rewa district; rescue operation on
Rewa, Apr 12: A six-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district on Friday afternoon and a rescue operation was underway, officials said.
The incident took place around 3 pm at Manika village near Uttar Pradesh border when the boy was playing near the open borewell, they said.
A team of the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) was pressed into service to save the child who is stuck at a depth of around 40 feet, said Rewa collector Pratibha Pal.
Oxygen is being supplied inside through a pipe, and a CCTV camera too was lowered to monitor the boy's condition, but the camera could not reach him because of some obstruction, Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Sonkar told PTI.
The borewell is about 70 feet deep, and a parallel pit is being dug to rescue the child.
A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been called in from Varanasi and it would soon reach the spot, he said.
Unseasonal rains also affected the rescue operation, Sonkar added.
मनका गांव में बोरवेल में गिरे छः वर्षीय मयंक को बचाने प्रशासन द्वारा किया जा रहा हर मुमकिन प्रयास।#JansamparkMP pic.twitter.com/j4KQM7ixQx
— Collector Rewa (@RewaCollector) April 12, 2024
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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).
