Ujjain, April 9 A two-and-a-half-year-old boy fell into an open well while playing in a field in Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday evening, and a rescue operation is underway, police said.
The incident occurred around 8 pm in Jhalaria village, under the Badnagar tehsil. The child, identified as Bhagirath, is the son of Praveen Devasi, a shepherd who had arrived in the area with his family three days ago from Pali in Rajasthan.
The family was grazing sheep in the area, which is 10 km from Badnagar and approximately 75 km from Ujjain city.
Upon receiving information, Badnagar Station House Officer Ashok Patidar reached the spot with a team.
"Oxygen is being pumped into the well shaft through a pipe," the official said, adding that a team from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has arrived at the scene with the necessary equipment for the rescue.