Chatra (Jharkhand): Two women and a girl were buried alive under a heap of soil in the Bara village of Pratappur police station area of the district. The women were reportedly out to get soil for the traditional painting ritual of the house for the Chhath festival.
While the women were digging the ground for soil, the already dug hollow pit collapsed and five women including the girl were buried in the soil. The villagers in the area informed the police about the matter immediately.
After receiving information about the incident, Police Inspector Luv Kumar and station in-charge Vinod Kumar reached the spot along with the force. They carried out the rescue operation with a JCB, with help from some villagers as well. The rescue operation lasted for several hours until all five trapped women were rescued.
All of them were rushed to the Pratappur health sub-center for treatment, where doctors declared three women, including the girl, dead. The other two women were referred for further treatment after first aid, while the doctors reported both of them to be in critical condition. Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem. All five have been identified to be the residents of Vilaspur village of Humajang Panchayat here.
