Despite efforts to save to the five-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan on Sunday, he could not be saved. 
He was stuck at a depth of 32 feet and brought out dead on early Monday morning, after a 16-hour-long operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
After digging for a while, rescue personnel pulled out the body at around 4 am on Monday, Gangdhar SDM Chhatarpal Choudhary said. The medical team present on the spot declared the boy dead after examination, he added.
Efforts to save the boy began around an hour after he had accidentally slipped into the borewell on Sunday. The NDRF and SDRF joined the operation later, the SDM said.
The boy was supplied oxygen through a pipe, DSP Jaiprakash Atal said, adding that the post-mortem was underway.
The boy&rsquo;s parents have filed a complaint of accident in the matter and accordingly a case will be registered for further investigation, the DSP added.
The boy has been identified as Kalulal Bagariya, a resident of the Paraliya village under the Dug police station. He fell into the<a href="https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorials/2024/Dec/22/get-tougher-laws-to-stop-borewell-deaths" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&nbsp;</a>borewell while his parents were busy working on other side of the field.
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Police personnel coordinating rescue efforts

Rescue operation spanning 16 hours failed to save the boy from death

5-Yr-Old Who Fell in Rajasthan Borewell Dies

Rescue operation spanning 16 hours failed to save the boy from death

February 24, 2025 | 12:20 IST