Rains in Karauli hit rescue of 9-year-old boy stuck in a borewell

As authorities tried to save 9-year-old boy on Thursday who had fallen into a 200-feet borewell while flying a kite near his house a day before, rains in Karauli hit the rescue operations severely. Even before the Army could step in, the boy was reported dead.

The incident occured when the boy was flying a kite near his house in Charda Kala village near Hindon City in Karauli district, some 200 km from Jaipur, during which he fell into the borewell about 3 pm on Wednesday.

Following the incident, a rescue operation had been launched to save the boy. Chhotu has been stuck inside the borewell for the 20 hours when the rescue operations were a about to start.

The boy's family members and the villagers had accused the authorities of delaying the rescue operations due to lack of resources. They blocked a road in protest and demanded that the child be rescued soon.

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