Asphyxiated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 14 2013:
Three persons who went down to cleanse a well have been killed reportedly due to asphyxiation at Awang Sekmai Nongthonband under Sekmai police station in Imphal West district today.
A police source informed that three persons went to cleanse a well located in the homestead of one Angom Nilamangol (72) of Nongthonband Makha Leikai at about 7 am today.
To draw out water from the well, they took down a water pump set operated with a generator run on petrol.
As all the oxygen available inside the well were consumed by the power generator, all three of them died due to asphyxiation.
The tragic death was realised only at about 2 pm.
Even as the local people, Sekmai police personnel and fire tenders tried their best, they could not rescue the three persons who went down to cleanse the well.
The deceased have been identified as Khomdram Surchandra (30) s/o Raghumani of Awang Sekmai Laipat, Nameirakpam Apon (20) s/o Gandhasingh of Wangoo but staying at Awang Sekmai Leikon and Maibam Boicha (20) s/o Ibobi of Samurou Nongmaithet.
When some people of the neighbourhood went near the well as the trio failed to come out from the well for a long time, one Salam Inaocha (36) s/o Ramu of Nongthonband collapsed on the ground.
He was immediately rushed to Catholic Medical Centre, Koirengei.
His condition is said to be stable.
Corpses of all the tree deceased have been retrieved by police and deposited them at RIMS mortuary.