India News | Two Die While Cleaning Old Well in Haryana's Hisar

Hisar, Aug 6 (PTI) Two persons died allegedly of asphyxiation while cleaning an old well in Sisai Bolan village of Hisar district on Sunday, police said.

A third person, Anil, was rescued from the well, they said.

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According to the police, Jaiveer (43) first went down the well on the premises of a temple to clean it. After some time, as he complained of difficulty in breathing, Sunil (32) got in the well to save him, they said.

Later, Anil also entered the well with the help of a rope.

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Soon after the incident, police and fire brigade personnel reached the spot and brought the three out of the well. But by that time, Jaiveer and Sunil had died, a police official said.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the official said, adding that police are investigating if the two could have inhaled any toxic gas in the well which might have caused their death.

Police said that further investigation into the matter is underway.

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