Chhatarpur: A five-year-old boy slipped and fell into an open borewell at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Wednesday, an official said.
The incident took place around 2 pm in Narayanpur village located near the district headquarters, he said.
The boy, Dipendra Yadav, who is a son of a farmer, fell into the borewell while playing, the official said.
A team of officials from district administration and local police reached the spot soon after getting information about the incident and a rescue operation is underway to pull the boy out safely, he said.
Further details are awaited.