Body of boy who died in borewell recovered

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Press Trust of India Gondia
Last Updated : Mar 15 2016 | 12:42 AM IST
Body of a three-year-old boy who died after getting stuck into a 250-ft deep borewell in Gondia district on March 10 has been recovered, authorities said today.
Body of Vivek Donode, who fell into the open hole of the borewell in a field on Wednesday afternoon in Ranka village of Sadak Arjuni tehsil, was recovered last night.
The body was spotted on Saturday, following which the rescue agencies, led by NDRF, prepared a "cloth bucket" and lowered it down to extricate it.
"The authorities yesterday dropped their efforts to create a parallel access to take out the body after the rescuers hit a rocky surface," said Sub Divisional Officer Sunil Suryawanshi (Deori).
A post-mortem was conducted at the spot and the body was handed over to the boy's family members.
Police have registered a case under various sections of IPC against the owners of the farm, Ramkrishna Chandewar his brother Deorao Chandewar.

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First Published: Mar 15 2016 | 12:42 AM IST