Hisar, May 22 (PTI) Two persons were trapped after a portion of a well here caved in when they entered it to install an electric motor on Sunday, police said.

A rescue operation is underway, they said.

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Jaipal (50) and Jagdish (43) had entered the old well in Saharwa village to install an electric motor. They were trapped inside the 50-feet-deep well after a portion of it caved in, the police said.

Villagers informed the local administration about the incident, they said.

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JCB machines and tractors have been pressed into service to rescue the two men. A team of the National Disaster Response Force is also present at the spot.

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