Ambala: A four-year-old boy who accidentally fell into an abandoned borewell in Haryana’s Ambala district was found dead after an intensive rescue operation that continued through the night. The child was pulled out in the early hours of Wednesday but was declared dead upon being taken to hospital.
The victim, identified as Nirvair Singh, had fallen into the narrow borewell on Tuesday morning while playing near agricultural fields in Dhanaura village. The incident triggered a massive rescue operation involving multiple agencies, including the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Army personnel, local police and district administration.
Rescue teams worked continuously for several hours, deploying heavy earth-moving equipment and specialised machinery to reach the child trapped deep inside the borewell. The operation concluded at around 3:25 a.m., when rescuers managed to retrieve the boy.
He was immediately shifted to the Civil Hospital in Ambala, where doctors examined him and declared him brought dead. Hospital authorities said the body has been sent for post-mortem examination to determine the precise cause of death.
Doctors stated that the borewell reportedly contained water, and the post-mortem findings would establish whether drowning or any other factor led to the child’s death.
According to family members, Nirvair had accompanied his father to the fields early Tuesday morning to deliver food to his grandfather. While playing nearby, he accidentally slipped into an uncovered borewell located in an adjoining field. His cries alerted family members, who immediately sought help from nearby villagers before emergency services were informed.
The tragedy has cast a pall of gloom over the village, with residents expressing grief over the loss of the young child. The incident has once again raised concerns over the presence of unsecured and abandoned borewells in agricultural areas, prompting renewed calls for stricter enforcement of safety measures to prevent similar accidents in the future.
