3-Year-Old Chetna Dies After 10-Day Borewell Ordeal in Rajasthan

A three-year-old girl named Chetna, trapped in a borewell in Rajasthan's Kotputli for ten days, was declared dead shortly after her rescue on January 1, 2025. She fell into the 150-foot-deep borewell while playing on December 23. Despite extensive rescue efforts by national and state disaster relief teams, including digging a parallel pit, she was found unconscious and could not be revived at the hospital. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of open borewells in rural areas.