Three persons were on Tuesday suffocated to death due to suspected poisonous gas emitted from a borewell where they roped down to repair a motor in Sheeshwara village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, police said.
Ramesh, Preetam, and Bhagwat, all in the age of 35 years, died due to gas emitted from the borewell, Investigating Officer Ramniwas told PTI over telephone.
Firstly Ramesh used a rope to enter the borewell of about 5 square feet in circumference and 28 feet deep for repairing the motor's fan, and he could not come out, then Preetam who had gone to see him also could not return, however, Bhagwat shouted from the mid way not to send anyone else, but he also suffocated to death and fell down on them, Ramniwas said.
A JCB machine was deployed with a rescue team to take out the bodies from the site, he said, adding a medical team was also called for the on-spot post mortem of the deceased.
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