4 of a family die in bid to rescue calf

LUCKNOW: Five people, including four members of a family, died when they jumped into a well to save a calf in Kotwali area of Gonda district in UP on Tuesday evening. The calf was rescued but those who entered the well to save it inhaled poisonous methane gas and lost their lives, police said. The calf didn’t belong to any of the deceased, reports Pathikrit Chakraborty.
CM Yogi Adityanath condoled the deaths and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the bereaved families. The deceased were identified as Vaibhav (18), Dinesh (30), Ravishankar.
(36) and Vishnu Dayal (35) of Maharajganj area, and Mannu Saini (35) of Bhadua Tarhar of the district.
Dinesh and Ravishankar were brothers and the sole breadwinners of the family. Vishnu was a cousin of Dinesh and Ravi, while Vaibhav was their distant relative. Mannu died while trying to rescue them.