Tragic Incident in Jharkhand: Four Labourers Buried Alive While Digging Well

Four laborers, including a woman, were tragically buried alive while working on a well-digging project under MGNREGA in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district. The incident occurred in Chitri Ambatoli village around 11 am. Despite rescue efforts, all four were found dead after a portion of the earth caved in.

Four labourers, including a woman, were buried alive while digging a well in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district on Thursday, police said.

The incident took place around 11 am in Chitri Ambatoli village in Senha police station area, around 80 km from state capital Ranchi, when the workers were digging a well under an MGNREGA project, a senior officer said.

The police conducted a rescue operation but all the four labourers were found dead, he said.

''A portion of the earth caved in when the four labourers were digging the well. Excavators and other equipment were deployed but the four persons were found dead,'' Senha police station in-charge Vedant Shankar said.

The deceased were identified as Abu Rehan Ansari (35), Shabnam Khatun (21), Ramjan Ansari (35) and Bhagat, he said, adding the bodies were retrieved and sent for post-mortem examination.