Niwari (Madhya Pradesh): Five-year-old Prahlad who had fallen into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Niwari on November 4 and rescued by the authorities at around 4 am today has died in hospital.
After nearly 90 hours of struggle, the army and administration were successful in getting Prahlad out of the borewell. Constant efforts were being made by the administration to save Prahlad, while the people of the state were also praying for him.
During this time, a camera was lowered into the borewell and the child's position was investigated.
The boy was continuously tracked with night vision devices till late evening.
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A total of six JCB machines were continuously removing soil around the borewell and oxygen was being supplied to the child. The boy was believed to have been stuck at the borewell at a depth of about 60 feet.
On November 4, he had fallen into a 200 feet deep borewell dug in a field in Niwari district.
Shortly after he fell into the well, rescue operations began and the Army was called in to help. According to sources, Harikishan had dug a borewell at his farm in Barho Bujurg village of Niwari district.
The pit was open and a big iron utensil had been kept to close its mouth. Harikishan's four-year-old son Prahlad was playing near the pit. He had removed the utensil and accidentally fell into the pit.
