In a shocking development, at least 5 people died after jumping into an abandoned well used as biogas to save a cat that fell into it. As per reports, 6 people jumped one by one into the well that was filled with water & animal waste so that they could save the innocent cat that fell into it. Out of 6 people, 5 people were confirmed dead. The shocking incident took place at a farm in Newasa tehsil of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra on Tuesday evening.
As last reported, the sixth person was rushed to a hospital, and a rescue team is trying to find the bodies of all the five men wo are feared to be dead. The well was filled with cattle excrement. Dhananjay Jadhav, Incharge, Newasa Police Station, was quoted saying, "A youngster first jumped into the well to rescue the cat that accidentally fell into the well, and others followed suit."
The five persons who are reportedly dead fell unconscious due to gas emitted by animal waste. The drowned have been identified as Manik Govind Kale (65), Sandeep Manik Kale (36), Bablu Anil Kale (28), Anil Bapurao Kale (53), and Babasaheb Gaikwad (36) while one injured Vijay Manik Kale (35) was admitted to rural hospital at Newasa and later shifted to Apex Hospital in Ahmednagar.
Talking to a newswire, Dhananjay Jadhav, Senior Police Officer of Nevasa Police station further informed, "A rescue team recovered the dead bodies of five of the six people who jumped one after another into an abandoned well-having animal waste stored while trying to rescue a cat. One person who entered the well with a rope tied to his waist survived and was later rescued by the police. He is under treatment in the hospital nearby. A probe is underway."
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