A boy trapped in a borewell in MP has passed away, adding to seven other victims who have died in similar incidents within the last two years.

Tragedy struck the town of Raghogarh in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, as 10-year-old Sumit Meena lost his life after falling into a borewell. Sumit had been flying a kite with his friends and cousins near his home when the unfortunate incident occurred. Despite a 16-hour long rescue operation, he could not be saved and breathed his last at the district hospital on Sunday.

This was not the first such incident in the state, as Sumit became the seventh victim of a borewell accident in the past two years. Earlier this year, six-year-old Mayank Kol had also fallen into a borewell in Teonthar tehsil of Rewa district. Although a team of Indian Army and other rescue agencies worked tirelessly for over 40 hours, Mayank could not be saved. The incident led to the suspension of two senior officials from Janpad Teonthar for their alleged negligence.

In a similar incident in Singrauli, a three-year-old girl named Saumya Shah lost her life after falling into a borewell near her home. Despite a long rescue operation, she could not be saved. In another tragic incident, eight-year-old Lokesh Ahirwar also lost his life after falling into a borewell in Vidisha district. This prompted the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take action and order for an inspection of all borewells in the state.

Even though the government had warned against leaving borewells open and had imposed strict punishments for the owners, incidents like these continued to occur. In June 2023, two-and-a-half-year-old Srishti Kushwaha lost her life after falling into a borewell in Sehore district. The Army had to be called in for a rescue operation, but unfortunately, Srishti could not be saved.

In December 2023, four-year-old Mahi was also rescued from a borewell in Rajgarh district but succumbed to her injuries within a few hours of being brought to the hospital. These heart-wrenching incidents have been a wake-up call for the state government, which had previously announced strict punishments for those who failed to cover their borewells. Despite inspections and efforts to prevent such tragedies, children in Madhya Pradesh continued to fall victim to the dangers of open borewells.

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