3 Farmers die of suffocation while repairing motor pump, CM Yogi announces ex-gratia

In a tragic incident in Uttar Pradesh, three farmers died allegedly amid asphyxiation after entering a well to repair a motor pump in a village, said the police.

CM Yogi announces ex-gratia to next of kin

Taking notes from the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh each to the next relative of the dead, District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh said.

Briefing about the incident, the three deceased were identified as Kailash (42), Hansraj (38) and Anil (30), residents of Jadaul village in the Khanpur area went to the fields around 8 am. A few hours later, villagers found the trio lying unconscious inside a farm well.

Injured were rushed to hospital

After the tragedy, the three injured were rushed to the Community Health Center in Jahangirabad by the villagers from where they were sent to the district hospital in critical condition, the DM said.

Doctors in the district hospital declared the three victims dead, following which the relatives of the dead were informed, he added.

The bodies were sent for autopsy, said the DM, adding “Prima facie it appears that the tree died due to asphyxiation.”