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Water Pump Mechanic Dies After Falling Into Well in Maharashtra
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News18•13-10-2026, 21:15
Water Pump Mechanic Dies After Falling Into Well in Maharashtra
- •A 55-year-old water pump mechanic, Khanduji Bhimrao Sonsale, died after falling into a well in Nanded district.
- •The incident occurred while he was lowering an electric water pump and the rope slipped from his hands.
- •He became trapped in the thick mud at the bottom of the well and suffocated before he could be rescued.
- •Sonsale was well-known in the area for his expertise in retrieving water pumps stuck inside wells and borewells.
- •His sudden death comes as a major blow to the family, who were already mourning the death of his daughter-in-law a month ago.
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Khanduji Bhimrao Sonsale died after falling into a well while lowering an electric water pump when the rope slipped from his hands, trapping him in thick mud and silt at the bottom where he suffocated.
The tragic incident took place on a farm in Gurphali village located in Hadgaon taluka of Nanded district, Maharashtra.
Sonsale had earned a strong reputation across the taluka for his technical expertise in retrieving water pumps stuck deep inside wells and borewells, and he had also trained his sons in this specialized work.
