Overview
- A three-year-old boy fell into an open borewell in Kausadi village and was trapped about 15 feet below ground during a midday play session on Wednesday, officials said.
- Local revenue and police teams deployed earthmovers, dug parallel pits beside the well, lowered a rope and lifted the child to safety after a rescue operation that officials described as taking roughly 90 minutes to nearly two hours.
- The rescued child was taken by ambulance to the district hospital for medical checks and was reported to be stable after the extraction.
- Reports from different outlets conflict over the child's exact name and the precise timing of the pullout, with some identifying him as Adhiyan Shaikh and others as Adnan Sheikh Nadeem Sheikh.
- Video of the rescue circulated widely on social media and renewed calls from villagers and local officials for better oversight and sealing of abandoned or uncovered borewells to prevent future accidents.