Three die of suffocation inside a well in Assam: Police

Family members of the deceased said the well was deep and there must be some toxic gas due to which they fell unconscious

Three men, including two siblings and one of their neigbours, died of suffocation inside a well in Assam’s Cachar district on Sunday evening, police said.

The incident happened after a hen fell into the well. (Representative Image)

“In the evening one family member went inside to clean the well and fell unconscious there. Two others including the first person’s brother went in to rescue him, but they also got trapped,” said a family member of the deceased.

The deceased have been identified as Monojit Deb (35), Prosenjit Deb (28) and Amit Sen (27). Monojit and Prosenjit are siblings and Amit is a neighbour, according to the police.

Monojit’s younger brother Sankar Deb said, “We cleaned the well once but at around 8pm in the evening, my younger brother Prosenjit saw something inside and tried to bring it out, but he fell unconscious immediately after going down.”

“The well was deep and there must be some toxic gas due to which they fell unconscious. So, instead of jumping in further, we called the police,” Sankar said.