A 45-year-old man fell into a well while cleaning it in Dhobiwan, Kunzar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday afternoon.
A police official said that Bashir Ahmad Rather, son of Ghulam Mohammad, a resident of Dhobiwan in Kunzer Tangmarg fell into a well while cleaning it.
Soon after the incident, the family, along with local residents, initiated a rescue operation to retrieve the man from the well.
“The rescue operation was later joined by teams from SDRF and Police,” the official said.
He said that the rescue operation is still in progress.