Operation to rescue 5-year-old who fell into borewell enters 2nd day in Rajasthan

SP of Dausa Rajneeta Sharma told The Indian Express, “We had sent in a camera yesterday and the child was seen moving. Now, it is expected that the child has slept. The situation is tricky because there is a boring motor machine at 150 feet of depth upon which the child is trapped. So, the usual process, where the NDRF uses a ring to get the child out, cannot be used in this scenario. We are trying our best and hopefully, the child will be out of danger in a few hours.”

Soil is being dug up near the borewell with 7 JCBs and L&T machines. An NDRF official said that they are not sending any food to Aryan because if the child slips further while catching the food, it would be dangerous as there is 10 feet of water below.

Jagdish Meena, Aryan’s father, told mediapersons, “My wife was taking a bath near the water tank in the field. During this time, Aryan was playing there. Suddenly Aryan’s foot slipped and he fell into the open borewell in front of his mother. The borewell is about 160 feet deep, which was dug 3 years ago. However, this borewell was not being used because the motor got stuck in it in the beginning. It has been open since then.”