India, July 5 -- A 55-year-old woman survived nearly 21 hours inside a remote agricultural well in Telangana's Karimnagar district after she was allegedly robbed and pushed into it by a 21-year-old student who police say wanted to eliminate the only witness to his crime.

Investigators said the accused had accumulated nearly Rs.4 lakh in debt through online gambling and betting.

Her rescue led investigators to Dhamma Dinesh Reddy, a student, who police say had planned the robbery while struggling with mounting debts after losing nearly Rs.4 lakh on online gambling and betting platforms, according to an NDTV report.

According to police, the robbery escalated into an attempted murder after the accused allegedly pushed the woman into the w...