Three-year-old boy trapped in borewell in MP's Ujjain; rescue operation underway

BHOPAL: Rescue operations are going on to save a three-year-old boy, still trapped at approximately 70 ft depth in a borewell in Jhalariya village, about 75 km from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain.

The boy, named Bhagirath Dewasi, fell into a borewell on Thursday, around 7.30 - 8.00 p.m., while the family was grazing sheep in the field.

According to family members, a sheep accidentally dislodged the stone covering the borewell. Curious Bhagirath, the youngest of three sons, approached from behind, removed the cover to peer inside, and slipped into the shaft.

Bhagirath is the son of Praveen Dewasi, a shepherd originally from Gudanla village in Pali district, Rajasthan. The family had arrived in the area just three days earlier for grazing. His mother witnessed the incident but could not reach him in time. At the time of the incident, Praveen was away in Rajasthan.