3 killed from toxic gas while trying to rescue calf from well in MP’s Guna: Police

The rescue team brought three villagers out of the well and they were declared dead at civil hospital while rescue operation is underway to save two others

Published on: Jun 24, 2025, 16:32:31 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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hree people died allegedly after inhaling poisonous gas inside a well while they were trying to rescue a calf which in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Tuesday, said police. The incident took place in Dharnavada village on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident took place in Dharnavada village on Tuesday afternoon. (Representative file photo)

Six people had jumped inside the well to save the calf. One person managed to come out while five others remained unconscious.

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) unit of Gas Authority Of India Ltd (GAIL), State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) along with police personnel are trying to rescue two others but their efforts are impeded by the 12 feet of water inside the well.

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Guna district collector Kishor Kanyal said, “Six people had entered a well to rescue a calf that had fallen into the well. One villager Pawan Kushwaha came out immediately after feeling uneasy while five got unconscious in the well.”

“The rescue team brought three villagers out of the well and they were declared dead at civil hospital while rescue operation is underway to save two others”, said the collector.

“The villagers informed that the well is located in a mango orchard. On Tuesday morning, some people had come to pluck mangoes. Meanwhile, the calf came there. When it was chased away, it fell into the well. To save the calf, six people entered the well one after the other”, Guna superintendent of police (SP) Ankit Soni said.

(With inputs from Yogendra Lumba)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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