Pali: In the wee hours of Monday, police in Rajasthan recovered the body of a teenager, which was buried in the rubble inside an 18-feet deep well 21 days back, in Bornadi village of Pali district. Taking a sigh of relief, the administration has sent the body of 15-year-old Narendra for autopsy following which it will be handed over to his family.
According to officials, the rescue team faced a huge challenge to recover the body which has been highly decomposed as it was inside the water since June 21. On June 21, Narendra and his associate were working inside the well to fill its cracks at the depth of 40 feet. The well, which falls under Sojat Road police station limits, is eight feet wide and is said to be nearly 50 years old.
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While the two were repairing the well, a section of the wall of well suddenly collapsed and the two labourers got buried inside the rubble, said police adding that one of them survived by clinging to an iron pipe.
On getting informed, the administration launched a rescue operation which was later joined by the Army. An 80-member team consisting of 10 Army personnel and many machines lifted the debris to take out the body.
The entire operation cost about Rs 2 crore, a senior official informed. Meanwhile, Narendra is survived by his parents and eight sisters and he was the only bread-winner of the family.
