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Two men died aft they were buried live erstwhile a information of a well, which was being illegally constructed successful Honatty adjacent Kil Kotagiri, caved successful connected them connected Friday afternoon.
The deceased were identified arsenic S. Selvan, 50, from Gundada successful Kotagiri, and Sathish, 45, from Honatty.
According to the police, 5 men were moving astatine the tract of a resort, wherever they were progressive successful the unauthorised operation of a well.
The men were reported to beryllium progressive successful the operation of a 30-foot-deep well, erstwhile astatine astir 11.30 a.m, a information of it caved successful connected Selvan and Sathish, who were moving wrong it. The different workers, who noticed the incident, tried to rescue the 2 men. While they managed to retrieve 1 of their colleagues, helium died connected the mode to hospital, officials said.
The Police arsenic good arsenic the Fire and Rescue Services unit managed to retrieve the assemblage of the 2nd person, and some the bodies were sent for postmortem.
Activists person called connected the constabulary to behaviour a elaborate enquiry arsenic to however the operation of a good escaped the attraction of the section panchayat, and arsenic to wherefore operation was not stopped arsenic the good was unauthorised. They besides called for strict enactment against the owners of the property.
