A tragic incident unfolded in Guna district on Sunday as a 10-year-old boy, identified as Sumit Meera, died shortly after being rescued from a borewell. The boy was pronounced dead upon arrival at the district hospital, where medical officials confirmed he had no pulse and showed signs of rigor mortis.
According to Dr. Rahul Raghuvanshi of the Guna district hospital, Sumit was brought in after a lengthy rescue operation that began on Saturday evening. “The child was brought dead from the rescue location. His condition was critical, and he was unconscious when he arrived,” Dr. Raghuvanshi stated.
Rescue Operation Details
The incident occurred in the Janjali area of Raghogarh around 3:30 PM on Saturday when Sumit fell into the borewell. Rescue operations commenced at approximately 6:00 PM and continued into the early hours of Sunday. Sumit was finally extracted from the borewell around 9:30 AM.
Guna Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Man Singh Thakur reported that two rescue teams were deployed to assist in the operation. “A parallel 22-foot-deep pit was dug to reach the boy, who was trapped at a depth of around 39 feet,” Thakur explained. He added that a team of doctors was on-site providing oxygen support during the rescue efforts.
Community and Official Response
Collector Satyendra Singh of Guna expressed his condolences and emphasized the urgency of the rescue operation. “All teams were engaged in the rescue operation, and oxygen support was being provided to the boy trapped inside the borewell,” he said.
The tragic outcome of this incident has left the community in shock, highlighting the dangers associated with open borewells and the need for increased safety measures to prevent such accidents in the future.
