Villagers pulling out children buried in mud
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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In Kishanganj, Bihar, four children died due to sudden mudslide and getting buried under it. In fact, the BSF soldiers of Border Out Post Chetangachh, deployed on the India-Bangladesh border in Bengal, heard the noise of the villagers at a distance of about three hundred meters from their duty place. The soldiers immediately informed the company commander about the matter, who reached the spot with some BOP soldiers. There he saw that some villagers were digging the ground and trying to rescue some children buried under the soil.
When asked about this activity, people said that some people were digging soil from the spot with the help of a JCB and some tractors. During this time some children were also playing there. Suddenly the soil became loose and caved in and fell on the children, due to which they were buried in the soil. The Company Commander then immediately made available two BSF vehicles to take the rescued children to the hospital for medical care, as the civilians had no other vehicles available at that time. However, on reaching Civil Hospital Chopra, the doctor on duty examined the four children and declared them dead.
The Border Security Force issued a statement saying that BSF always helps the border population in times of need. She stands by him no matter what the time and is the first responder who provides necessary assistance to the border population. The condolences of the BSF family are with all the families who have lost their children.
Meanwhile, local resident Tarabuddin Shaikh said that four children have died. They were digging the soil with the help of JCB and some tractors. During this time some children were playing, suddenly due to loose soil, it caved in and fell on them. At the same time, local residents were cutting soil from there. However, it is not clear whether the locals had taken permission from BSF to cut the soil or not. After the accident, local people started expressing their anger by blocking the earthmover. Meanwhile, the police reached the spot on information and arrested the driver.
