Two persons died due to asphyxiation after they entered a well in Bihar's Sheikhpura district on Monday, an official said.
The two persons identified as Bambam Singh (40) and Dhano Manjhi (32) had entered a well at Kamta village to take out a motor pump but they died of asphyxiation, said Sub- Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Sheikhpura, Rakesh Kumar.
The villagers had installed the motor pump to fetch water to irrigate land during the summer season, sources said.
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