Banda (UP), Aug 21 (PTI) Two farmers died after allegedly inhaling toxic gas while descending into a borewell to repair a faulty pump in Ajitpara village, in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, on Friday afternoon, a police official said.
Circle Officer Krishna Kumar Tripathi said that at around 12.45 pm on Friday, Lalu (40) descended into a borewell belonging to Shivnarayan Singh in Ajitpara village to repair the water pump but lost consciousness after inhaling toxic gas.
Subsequently, the farm owner, Krishna Kumar (45), who went down to rescue him, also lost consciousness.
Tripathi said that upon receiving information about the incident, the police arrived at the scene, lowered another farmer, equipped with oxygen, into the well to retrieve the unconscious farmers from the borehole, and rushed them to the hospital.
Doctors declared Lalu dead after examination. Later, the farm owner, Krishna Kumar, passed away while undergoing treatment at the medical college, the CO said.
The bodies of both farmers have been sent for post-mortem examinations, and an investigation into the incident has been initiated. PTI COR NAV MPL MPL
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