Hoshiarpur, May 16 -- The four-year-old boy, who fell into a borewell at Chak Samana village on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road, was rescued safely after a nearly nine-hour-long operation late Friday night.

The rescue operation jointly conducted by teams from the NDRF, SDRF, Punjab Police, administrative officials and local residents saved Gurkaran Singh, son of Harinder and Asha, both labourers. The child was brought out of the borewell at around 12:40 am and rushed to a hospital for a medical examination.

Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain and SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik monitored the entire operation at the site.

DC Jain said that the child was rushed to a hospital for further check-up, accompanied by a medical team in an ambulance. "The incid...