{"id":63620,"date":"2019-06-11T11:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T05:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=63620"},"modified":"2019-06-11T11:40:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T06:10:50","slug":"two-year-old-punjab-boy-pulled-borewell-109-hours-declared-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/two-year-old-punjab-boy-pulled-borewell-109-hours-declared-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-year-old Punjab boy pulled out of borewell after 109 hours, declared dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A two-year-old boy, who was stuck in a 150-feet deep borewell in Punjab for nearly 109 hours, has been declared dead after he was pulled out of the borewell today (Tuesday, June 11) morning.<\/p>\n<p>Fatehveer Singh fell into an unused borewell in Bhagwanpura village of Sangrur district last Thursday at around 4 pm when he was playing near his house. The seven-inch-wide borewell was covered with a cloth and the child accidentally stepped on it. His mother tried to rescue him but failed, officials were quoted as saying by news agency PTI.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/art-and-culture-news\/actor-playwright-author-activist-girish-karnad-passes-away-81-63602\">Actor, playwright, author, activist Girish Karnad passes away at 81<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a five-day rescue effort, Fatehveer was pulled out at about 5:30 am this morning by the National Disaster Response Force and then taken to PGI Chandigarh for treatment. 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Officials had to dig a parallel borewell of 36 inches to pull the child out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/kathua-gangrape-cum-murder-minor-six-seven-accused-convicted-juvenile-acquitted-63609\">\u00a0Kathua gangrape-cum-murder of minor: Six of seven accused convicted, juvenile acquitted<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No food or water could be provided to the child but the officials managed to supply oxygen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/topic\/amarinder-singh\">Chief Minister Amarinder Singh<\/a> tweeted his condolences. &#8220;Very sad to hear about the tragic death of young Fatehveer. I pray that Waheguru grants his family the strength to bear this huge loss,&#8221; he wrote. 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