Soil cave-in kills two in Rajasthan

Press Trust of India  |  Sikar 

Two men were buried alive today after loose soil caved in when they were digging a pit at their farm in the Dantaramgarh area of this district of Rajasthan, police said.

The duo, Nanu Ram and Ashok, was rescued by the villagers with the help of the poclain machine and a tractor and were taken to a hospital where the doctors declared them as brought dead, they said.


Bodies were handed over to family members after post mortem, police added.

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First Published: Tue, October 10 2017. 18:48 IST