22-Year-Old Woman Dies After Falling Into Borewell in Gujarat’s Kutch District; Rescue Efforts Fail

Twenty-two-year-old Indra Mina died after falling into a 500-foot-deep borewell in Kutch. She was retrieved dead by authorities after a 34-hour rescue operation.

Kutch:Twenty-two-year-old Indra Mina tragically died after falling into a 500-foot-deep borewell in Kanchherai village, Bhuj taluka, Kutch district, on January 6. During the 34-hour rescue operation involving the NDRF, BSF, fire department, disaster management team, army, and local administration, she was retrieved from the borewell, but was found dead.

Trapped for hours, Indra Mina succumbed to injuries. The prolonged entrapment caused her body to swell, making it extremely difficult to extract her. The cause of her death—whether from the fall, suicide, or foul play—will be determined after the post-mortem and investigation. Her tragic death has left her family devastated.

Her death has left her family devastated. There has been speculation surrounding the cause of her death—whether it was due to the fall, a suicide, or foul play. Authorities will confirm the cause only after the post-mortem and further investigation.

Fatimabai, who worked with the woman, mentioned that she was recently engaged and had an argument with her fiancé the night before. This raised suspicions about whether she had jumped into the borewell that morning.

On the other hand, the girl's brother, Lal Singh, stated that his daughter and his sister, Indra Meena, had gone to defecate in the morning. Only his daughter returned, while Indra did not. Lal Singh then went out to search for her and heard his sister Indra screaming for help from inside the borewell.

It was discovered that the borewell had been covered with large stones, leading to questions about how she fell into it. The fall of the 22-year-old woman into the narrow borewell shocked the residents.