Following a rescue operation that lasted for over 104 hours and involved at least 500 people, Rahul Sahu, a 10-year-old disabled child from Janjgir-Champa district who fell into an 80-foot-deep borewell on June 10, was rescued late on June 14.
Around midnight on June 14 Rahul was brought out of the tunnel on a stretcher by members of the rescue team. Later, he was taken to the Apollo Hospital in Bilaspur in an ambulance, for which a green corridor was created.
“It’s a collective victory for all of us... Rahul is currently stable and we are providing him with the best treatment possible,” Janjgir-Champa Collector Jitendra Shukla said after the rescue operation. Mr. Shukla also hailed Rahul for his fighting spirit in adverse conditions. He revealed that there was a snake and a frog next to the boy, a fact concealed by the administration to prevent panic.
