A devastating incident unfolded on Sunday evening in Shivpura village, located under the jurisdiction of the Pisangan police station in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. While working on agricultural land, twenty-eight-year-old Heera Devi accidentally lost her footing while drawing water from a deep field well and plummeted into the water below. Witnessing his wife falling and struggling in the depths, her thirty-year-old husband, Norat Singh Rawat, who was busy with field chores nearby, leaped into the well immediately to rescue her. Because of the sheer depth of the water and the complete absence of any surface support, both were trapped underwater and died from drowning.
Villagers Launch Desperate Rescue Efforts Before Alerting Police
Upon hearing frantic cries for help, fellow farmers and residents working in neighboring plots rushed toward the spot. A sizable crowd quickly assembled around the wellhead as locals sprang into action. Making use of ropes, hooks, and whatever implements they could assemble immediately, the villagers attempted to retrieve the couple. However, the profound depth of the well and the water conditions thwarted their preliminary rescue bids. Recognizing that specialized intervention was required, community members quickly notified the Pisangan police station and local administrative authorities about the emergency.
Joint Operation by SDRF and Civil Defense Teams Extends Late Into the Night
Upon receiving the alert, Pisangan Station House Officer Parul Yadav arrived at the scene accompanied by police personnel. Given the critical circumstances, emergency response units from the SDRF and Civil Defense were summoned from Ajmer to assist in the extraction operation. A coordinated large-scale rescue effort was set into motion by the police and specialized disaster teams. Following multiple hours of rigorous, exhausting labor, the rescue crews managed to retrieve the bodies of the husband and wife from the bottom of the well late into the night.
Bodies Transported to Hospital Mortuary as Grief Engulfs Shivpura
Following the recovery, law enforcement officials secured the remains and transferred them to the mortuary of a nearby hospital. According to police authorities, post-mortem examinations will be conducted on Monday in the presence of family members, after which the remains will be handed over to their relatives for the final rites. The police have registered the incident and initiated a formal legal inquiry into the matter. The sudden passing of the husband and wife has cast a pall of grief across Shivpura village.
