Bhopal, April 10 -- A two-year-old boy died on Friday after falling into a borewell in Badnagar of Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, police said.

The child, Bhagirath Dewasi, had slipped into a 200-foot-deep borewell around 7.30 pm on Thursday. After a 22-hour-long joint operation by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the body was retrieved.

Ujjain superintendent of police Pradeep Mishra said that the body was transported from Jhalaria village to the government hospital in Badnagar. "Strict action will be taken following an investigation against anyone whose negligence is found to have contributed to this tragedy," he added.

The minor had died within a few hours of falling into the bor...