"borewell"

Wankidi Inspector Sudhakar and Sub-Inspector D Ramesh said that they came forward to address the drinking water crisis of the tribals as part of community policing

The incident occurred on Wednesday in the agriculture field of Kattam Vijay, a farmer of the village.

The water problem was taken to the notice of SP Sunil Dutt, OSD V Tirupati and Additional SP Vineeth G. Following their nod and support, a borewell was sunk and was fitted with a hand pump

Kulpahad, Anup Kumar Dubey, Station House Officer "He is suspected to be trapped at about 25-30 feet deep borewell and his cries can be heard."

The child, son of farmer Harikishan Kushwaha, fell into the newly-dug borewell at his father's agriculture field in Saitpura (Barahbujurg) village of Niwari district on Wednesday morning.

"The boy, identified as Prahlad, son of Harikishan Kushwaha, fell into the borewell when labourers were putting a pipe casing in it," Prithvipur police station in-charge Narendra Tripathi said.