Two-year-old falls into 150-foot-deep borewell in Punjab, rescue operation underway

A two-year-old boy fell into an over 150-foot-deep borewell in a field near his house in Punjab's Sangrur district Thursday, officials said.

Fatehvir Singh fell into the unused borewell while he was playing near his house at around 4 pm, district administration officials said.

The borewell was covered with a cloth and the boy accidentally stepped on it while playing. His mother tried to rescue him, but failed, they said.

A National Disaster Response Force team has launched an operation to rescue the child, the officials said.

Oxygen is being supplied to the child who appears to be stuck 125-foot-deep into the borewell, they said.

JCB machines and tractors have also been pressed into service for digging and to bring out Fatehvir safely, they added