5-year-old girl ‘pulled to safety' from 25-ft borewell in MP’s Rajgarh - WATCH

According to the officials, the girl was taken out of the borewell around 2:30 am, just nearly after nine hours of keen efforts during the rescue operations.

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In a courageous move, the teams of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) and SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) have safely rescued a 5-year-old, who fell into a 25-deep borewell, on the intervening night of Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh, said the officials.

5-year-old girl safely rescued, who fell into borewell in MP

According to the officials, the girl was taken out of the borewell around 2:30 am, just nearly after nine hours of keen efforts during the rescue operations.

Reportedly, the girl fell into the borewell in Pipliya Rasoda village in Rajgarh around 5:30 pm on Tuesday.

On receiving information of the incident, officials from the local administration, including Rajgarh collector Harsh Dikshit and newly appointed MLA Mohan Sharma reached the spot and mounted a rescue operation.

Speaking on the rescue operations, Rajgarh SP Dharamraj Singh Meena commended the efforts of Collector Harsh Dikshit, MLA Mohan Sharma, and the entire rescue team for the successful operation.

Official statement

Briefing about the incident, Harsh Dikshit told ANI, “A five-year-old girl fell into a borewell and the rescue operation is underway. SDRF and NDRF teams are leading the rescue efforts.”

Further details are still awaited.