A 10-year-old boy on Friday fell in an open bore well while playing in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa district.
The incident took place in Pihrid village when Rahul was playing in the yard behind his house, Superintendent of Police Vijay Agrawal said.
After being alerted, the police and district administration team reached the spot and a rescue operation began, the officer said.
The rescuers had provided food and oxygen for the boy.
Efforts are on to safely rescue the minor, Agrawal added.