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3 dead in Budgam well accident

12:30 AM May 30, 2024 IST | Auqib Salam
3 dead in budgam well accident
People mourn collectively in Budgam.
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Budgam, May 29:  Three persons died after they fell in a well in Gotipora village of Khansahib in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday.

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As per the officials, the incident occurred when a person identified as Momin Dar slipped and fell into a well.

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The officials said that on seeing him falling into the well, two persons Amjad Hussain and Ghulam Hassan Wani, both residents of Gotipora, rushed to rescue him.

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“These two people also fell into the well, causing bedlam in the locality. As locals informed the officials about the incident, a rescue operation was started,” officials said.

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Police officials said multiple rescue teams were called to save the trio.

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However, all three lost their lives.

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“Police and teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) worked tirelessly to rescue the trio. In addition to the Police, SDRF and F&ES were also pressed to rescue the three persons. Unfortunately, the bodies of three persons were retrieved by late evening,” a Police official said.

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He said that the rescue teams had deployed all the necessary equipment and floodlights for the operation.

A pal of gloom descended on the village, with locals and relatives in grief.

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