In an act of exemplary bravery, a 13-year-old girl in Jharkhand’s Chatra district jumped into 40 feet deep well to save the life of a toddler, villagers said on Wednesday.
The girl Kajal Kumari Bhuiyan is said to have caught the 3-year-old toddler in one hand and a pipe of motor pump installed in the well by another to keep afloat till villagers rushed to their rescue, eyewitnesses said.
Chatra Deputy Commissioner, Abu Imran told that he has sought the details of the incident and would recommend the girl for the bravery award given her exceptional courage.
The incident occurred late Sunday evening at Husian village of Mayurhand block of Chatra district, about 170 km from the state capital Ranchi.
The girl who was severaly injured was sent for treatment at Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College Hazaribagh with the help of panchayat leaders, Mukhiya, and others in the village on Tuesday.
“When three-year-old Shivam Kumar fell into the well while playing near it, Kajal saw this jumped into the well without wasting a second. She managed to catch Shivam while holding on to the pipe and shouted for help,” a villager said.
Kajal is the sister of the toddler’s mother and she kept shouting for help till the villagers gathered there.
Both Kajal and Shivam were rescued after about an hour with the help of a rope, villagers said.