Sonepur: Three of a family died of asphyxia in a freak mishap at Kuibahal village in Binika block of this district Tuesday.
The three persons — Sadhu Kalese, his son Alok Ranjan and his brother-in-law Navin Motari of Anandapur — are reported to have entered a deserted well in the village to catch tortoise for meat but they could not come out due to suffocation inside.
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On receipt of information, the villagers called Fire Service personel who recovered the bodies from the well. Rampur police have reached the spot and began investigations.
