Five people of village Nidana in district Jind died due to toxic gases emanating out of a well, they entered to clean on Monday morning.
According to the police, five youths had died after they entered to clean it on Monday morning. After the first worker entered the well and didn’t come out, the other four followed.
Police said that the preliminary investigations reveal that some toxic gases emanating out of the well caused the death of all five youth.
After receiving the information of the incident, the entire district administration including DC and SP reached the spot. Following a three-hour long operation, the bodies were taken out of the well and sent to the Jind civil hospital for post mortem.
The district administration has announced financial assistance of Rs5 lakh each to the families of deceased.
According to the villagers, the village is suffering due to acute water shortage and a decision was taken on Sunday by the villagers to clean the well, which was not used since long.