Two year old Sujith Wilson of Tamil Nadu died after being stuck in a borewell for 80 hours. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) took out his decomposed body from the borewell.
On the 25th of October, Sujith Wilson fell into a borewell in Nadukattupatti, Tiruchirappalli district in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
He was playing near his house around 5:30 P.M., during which, he slipped into the borewell. The child was stuck 100 feet deep since the 25th of October.
The NDRF team rescued him after 80 hours during the early hours of the 29th of October and declared him dead. The body of the two year old child had started decomposing inside the borewell.
According to sources, the child died due to lack of food and water for almost three days in the deep borewell. His body was sent for an autopsy.
J. Radhakrishnan, the Principal Secretary of the Transport Department and the Relief Commissioner, addressed the media and said, “The 2 year old boy’s body is now in a decomposed state. We tried our best to rescue him but unfortunately foul smell has started coming from the borewell in which the child had fallen. The digging process has been stopped.”
On the 28th of October, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his concern to the family and said, “My prayers are with the young and brave Sujith Wilson. Spoke to Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami regarding the rescue efforts underway to save Sujith. Every effort is being made to ensure that he is safe.”
Many Twitter users conveyed their condolences to Sujith’s family. While many blamed the Government for delaying the rescue operation, several others urged parents across the Country to keep an eye on their children and make sure this is the last such incident in India.
Twitter is flooded with messages, with #RIPSujith.
Rest in peace my boy
May God give strength to the familyHereafter every parent’s should have an eye on our children’s and also our government should initiate new ideas and technologies to rescue these kind of problems in future #RIPSujith pic.twitter.com/yEs4X7iRM5
— Yogi Babu (@yogibabu_offl) October 29, 2019
Its been officially announced that
Our Sujith is NO MORE 💔Thanks for all your Support & Prayers 🙏
May his soul Rest In Peace 😓#RIPSujith 🌷#prayforsurjeeth #SaveSujith pic.twitter.com/JpLRvKpIfr
— Nithin Krishnan (@connect2nithin) October 28, 2019
How is a country called, “Digital India” when no technology helps in saving a toddler’s life who got stuck in a borewell for the past 80 hrz? Is technology growth meant only for phones? Ina da kaapaathi kilicheenga? Kadasila kozhandhaya konuteengale da! #SujithWilson #RIPSujith pic.twitter.com/yBJ2tDZwxI
— Gracy Angel ᵛᵃˡᶤᵐᵃᶤ 👑 (@Thala_Angel) October 28, 2019
#RIPSujith #SujithWilson #SorrySurjith
Heartbreaking..😢😢😭 pic.twitter.com/J7jPwTRijm— Sudha Thala | Valimai (@Sudhkaar1) October 29, 2019
Our Technology’s and prayers failed to save you da thambi😭😭 #RIPSujith pic.twitter.com/kPKGyGgZa3
— Sridhar Radhakrishnan (@sridhardx) October 29, 2019
