Ujjain, Aug 7 (PTI) A 3-year-old girl died after falling into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district on Saturday, a police official said.

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The incident took place in Jogkhedi village when the girl was playing, said Bherugarh police station in charge Pravin Pathak.

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"The girl slipped into the open borewell and got stuck at a depth of 10-12 feet. Villagers rescued the girl before the arrival of police and rushed her to a nearby hospital but, unfortunately, she was declared dead on arrival. Legal action will be taken against the borewell owner after a probe," he said.

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