2 fall into Vasai RMC plant's 30ft well, ‘choke to death'
Police said they have lodged an accidental death report and are investigating what the two victims—Vishwajeet Harishchandra Rajbhar (20) and Rajan Surendra Rajbhar (24), who resided in Naigaon—were doing inside the premises. The initial investigation indicated that the two had entered the plot in search of some rope on the evening of May 2. It wasn't clear if the well had been left uncovered or the two had removed the lid, and when it was dug up. Police are also ascertaining where Vishwajeet and Rajan worked.
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According to police, the RMC plant in Naigaon's Sasupada, owned by one Angad Singh, has a 30ft-deep well of 5ft diameter. Sources said a person heard Vishwajeet and Rajan's screams from the well and alerted others. A local, Salman Khan (25), entered the well to rescue them but he, too, got stuck. A crane was deployed to rescue all three.
After being pulled out, Vishwajeet and Rajan were motionless. They were rushed to a local hospital, where they were declared dead. The bodies have been sent for autopsies to ascertain the cause of death. Khan, who was struggling to breathe, was taken to a Kashimira hospital. Police said he is out of danger and is responding well to treatment.
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