Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada during the practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – 2026 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals (RR), at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) -2026 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Friday, May 8, 2026.
| Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

Rajasthan Royals’s Dhruv Jurel during a practice session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – 2026 match against Delhi Capitals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
| Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR

It has been nearly 70 hours since 3-year-old Chetna fell into a 700-foot borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli. Operations to rescue Chetna, who has been stuck in the borewell since Monday afternoon, are underway. To ramp up the efforts and save the toddler, rat hole miners have been roped in. The team reached the location last night. Rat hole miners will go through the 160-foot-deep pit dug parallel to the borewell. They will then manually dig a 7-foot-long tunnel to bring the girl out.

Chetna was playing on her father’s farm when she accidentally slipped into the borewell and got stuck 150 feet deep. According to officials, the girl first fell into the borewell at a depth of around 15 feet. Following her family’s efforts to pull her out, Chetna slipped down even further.

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and local administration have been trying to save Chetna. NDRF has dug a 160-foot-deep pit, in an attempt to reach Chetna.

“We are digging a pit using a piling machine. After reaching 155 feet, we were obstructed by a stone. We changed the piling machine and its width. We have dug till 160 feet, and 10 more to go. Manual digging will be required for a horizontal approach. Hopefully, we will complete it (rescue operation) today,” said Yogesh Kumar Meena, in charge of the NDRF team, while speaking to the media.

#WATCH | Yogesh Kumar Meena, in-charge NDRF team says, ” Digging was being done with piling machine, as went down till 150 m, after that a stone was found so we changed the piling machine. Right now have dug till 160 m, and we need to dig till 170 m deep down…hopefully we will… pic.twitter.com/awbP2HDHD8

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2024

A team of rat hole miners who played a vital role in evacuating 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, have been roped in for the rescue operation.

On Tuesday, Chetna was pulled up 30 feet with the help of clips by the NDRF team.

An oxygen pipe has been lowered into the borewell to supply oxygen to the girl. Cameras have also been installed to monitor the child. Ambulances are stationed at the incident site.

Local authorities have cordoned off the area to ensure rescue operations can proceed without interruption.

Jaipur:

At least six persons were killed in a massive fire that broke out following a truck collision outside a petrol pump in Rajasthan’s Jaipur this morning. The incident took place around 5:30 am on Ajmer Road when a CNG tanker parked near the petrol pump caught fire after a truck collided with other vehicles.

According to officials, several more people are feared dead, while 35 others have been injured. Several victims are in a critical condition, officials added.

At present, efforts are being made to extinguish the fire which has engulfed several vehicles parked nearby.

The victims are being taken to a hospital and rescue operations are underway.

The explosion was so intense that several vehicles within a 300-meter radius were engulfed and completely burned, reported news agency IANS. Several drivers were reportedly burned in the incident, with some in critical condition. Visuals of the incident show a massive blaze and a cloud of black smoke above it – which can be seen from several kilometers away.

According to locals, the explosion was heard up to 10 kilometers away. Reportedly, there were also repeated explosions as many of the fuel tanks burst.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the truck that hit the other vehicles was reportedly loaded with a chemical.

“The fire has engulfed several trucks. The number of trucks involved in the incident is not clear. Some people with burn injuries have been rushed to hospitals in ambulances,” Station House Officer (SHO), Bhankrota, Manish Gupta told news agency PTI.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has reached the hospital to meet the victims and expressed condolences on the loss of lives in the incident.

“I am deeply saddened to hear the sad news of casualties of citizens in the gas tanker fire incident on Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the Chief Minister went to SMS Hospital and directed the doctors to provide immediate necessary medical facilities and take proper care of the injured. Rescue work by the administration is underway,” the Chief Minister said in a post on X.

“The local administration and emergency services are working with full readiness. I pray to God to grant the departed souls a place in his supreme abode, give the bereaved families strength to bear this immense loss, and provide speedy recovery to the injured,” he added.

जयपुर-अजमेर राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पर गैस टैंकर में आग लगने की घटना में नागरिकों के हताहत होने का दुःखद समाचार सुनकर मन अत्यंत व्यथित है।

घटना की सूचना मिलते ही एसएमएस अस्पताल जाकर चिकित्सकों को तत्काल आवश्यक चिकित्सा सुविधाएं उपलब्ध कराने एवं घायलों की समुचित देखभाल हेतु निर्देशित… pic.twitter.com/bIpNI7xT7y

— Bhajanlal Sharma (@BhajanlalBjp) December 20, 2024

In another incident earlier this week, drivers of two trucks died after their vehicles caught fire following a collision in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district. The traffic on the highway was halted till the fire was doused, officials said.

Jaipur:

A 19-year-old man was burnt alive allegedly by his friends here over a monetary dispute, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place in the Bagru police station area on Friday. The victim, Rakesh Gurjar, died at a hospital here on Saturday, they said.

On a complaint lodged by Gurjar’s father Mohar Singh, a case of murder has been registered against the accused, Harimohan Meena and Manoj Nehra, police said.

The two accused picked up Gurjar from his home on Friday on the pretext of taking him to a party, they said.

Singh told reporters that Meena and Nehra poured petrol on his son before setting him on fire.

“The victim gave a video statement. Both the accused have been detained and a case has been registered. The matter is being investigated,” said Bagru Station House Officer Motilal Sharma.

In his statement, Gurjar said he did not know why he was burnt, according to police.

After the incident, some locals rushed Gurjar to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, where he died during treatment on Saturday, police said.

They said it appears that he was killed over a monetary dispute.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

New Delhi:

Jaipur police’s dramatic rescue of a kidnapped man has gone viral on social media, with the video showing cops waking him up. Being held hostage in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan, Anuj was in for a pleasant surprise as a team from Jaipur police burst into the room and said, “Anuj, get up son… This is Jaipur police”. Five people have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping Anuj.

‘हैलो बेटा..जयपुर पुलिस’

ये लड़का जो कंबल हटा के उठा है उसका जयपुर से अपहरण हुआ है, राजस्थान पुलिस ने हिमाचल के सोलन से एक होटल में उसे इस अंदाज में सरप्राइज किया.#HimachalPradesh । #Solan । #JaipurPolicepic.twitter.com/W6lNJ1K2Kx

— NDTV India (@ndtvindia) August 27, 2024

Police Commissioner Biju George Joseph detailed the case, revealing that on August 18, Anuj had gone to Nahargarh Fort with a friend. Mistaking Anuj for a wealthy individual due to his attire, the men forcibly abducted him by binding his hands and feet and gagging him. They then threw Anuj’s friend, Sony, out of the vehicle and assaulted him. When Anuj did not return home, his family reported the incident to the police.

The police responded promptly, deploying a drone to search Nahargarh Fort based on information provided by Sony. Initial investigations suggested the possibility of kidnapping due to a dispute, prompting several police teams to be engaged in the operation. During this period, the kidnappers contacted Anuj’s family and demanded a ransom of 2 million rupees. Unable to immediately provide the sum, the family requested additional time to arrange the funds.

The police traced the kidnappers’ phone number and began their search, but the accused continuously changed locations to evade capture. Eventually, they instructed the family to deliver the ransom at the last compartment of the Kalka-Shimla Express train. The police, having set up teams along the train route, intercepted the suspects as they threw the ransom bag near the Dharmpur railway station.

Following the arrest of one suspect, further interrogation led to the capture of the remaining accused. According to the police, Virender Singh, a software engineer, was the mastermind behind the kidnapping, orchestrating the scheme with his accomplices to quickly earn money. Authorities are still searching for one additional fugitive involved in the case.

Jaipur:

A six-year-old girl was among three people who drowned after rainwater gushed into the basement of their house in Vishwakarma area here early Thursday morning, officials said.

Three people, including a woman, riding on a motorcycle on a bridge were swept away by the overflowing Kalisindh river in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district at around 4 pm on Thursday.

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma chaired a meeting of senior officials to review the situation created due to incessant rainfall and gave necessary directions.

Kamal Shah (23), Pooja Saini (19) and her niece Purvi Saini drowned in rainwater that gushed into the basement of their house in the Vishwakarma area in Jaipur. After the water entered the basement of their houses at around 4 am, the families began removing their belongings, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) West Amit Kumar said. The passage to the basement of the house is narrow and deep.

During this time, three people from two families got trapped in the basement as it started filling with water, Kumar said, adding that a rescue operation was initiated and the rainwater was pumped out.

The bodies were recovered by the SDRF during a rescue operation that lasted several hours, the police said.

Expressing condolences over the incident, CM Sharma directed officials to provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the family of each deceased.

Approval to grant Rs 4 lakh from disaster relief fund and Rs 1 lakh from chief minister’s relief fund has been given, officials said.

Deputy CM Diya Kumari visited the family members of the deceased and expressed condolences. She said that efforts have been made to address the problem of water logging in the area.

On the other hand, the residents of the area have been advised not to stay in their basements during rainfall, the police said.

The bodies of the victims have been shifted to Kanwatiya Government Hospital for postmortem, the police said, all the victims are native of Bihar.

The bodies were handed over after postmortem.

In Jhalawar, three people, including a woman, riding on a motorcycle on a bridge were swept away by the overflowing Kalisindh river this afternoon, Mandawar SHO Mahaveer Prasad said.

They have not been identified yet, he said.

A search operation was launched but none of them could be traced till the evening, he added.

In Jaipur’s Bagru area, a 15-year old boy, identified as Piyush Acharya, was swept away in a drain. He was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital where he died, the police said.

Due to heavy rains that started on Wednesday night, most areas of Jaipur city were waterlogged, which continued till morning.

Rainwater accumulated on roads and in residential areas in the state capital, causing significant commuting issues.

Jaipur Collector Prakash Raj Purohit visited rain-affected areas, such as Vishwakarma area, Sikar Road, and directed officials to make necessary arrangements for the situation.

Several schools in Jaipur declared a holiday due to the continued rainfall.

In Churu, a nearly 100-year-old building located at Bhai Ji Chowk collapsed due to heavy rains. However, no one was injured.

During heavy rains in Kota, a bus overturned and fell into a 20 feet deep ditch, leaving four passengers injured while 31 passengers were evacuated.

Heavy rains in Phagi town of Dudu district flooded the roads. During this, a roadways bus full of passengers got stuck in the water. Local people pulled it out with a tractor.

Rainwater accumulated on roads and residential areas in many parts of the state capital, causing traffic to crawl. 

Passengers faced trouble in entering the terminal in the early hours of the day.

Meanwhile, CM Sharma took a meeting through video conference and directed officials to the field and take stock of the situation and ensure immediate relief to the public in case of disaster.

He instructed the officials to identify old and dilapidated buildings during the monsoon season, so that any kind of damage can be prevented in time.

The CM also asked the medical and health department officials to ensure adequate availability of medical facilities to prevent seasonal diseases, according a release.

According to the Jaipur Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Alwar, Churu, Bharatpur, Tonk, Sikar, Hanumangarh, Dholpur, Nagaur and Jhunjhunu recorded heavy to very heavy rainfall in a period of 24 hours till 8.30 am on Thursday.

Jaipur recorded the highest rainfall of 173 mm during this period, the weather office said, adding that from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm on Thursday, Ganganagar recorded a maximum of 48 mm rains while several other areas recorded below 48 mm rains.

The department has predicted rainfall at many places in Jaipur, Kota, Bharatpur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Udaipur divisions during the next 24 hours. 

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Jaipur:

A BSF jawan posted in Jammu and Kashmir shot himself dead on learning that his wife had committed suicide back home in Rajasthan after they quarrelled over the phone, police said on Wednesday. They had married eight months ago.

Anshu Yadav (24), a resident of Dheerpur village in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district, died by suicide in her house on Tuesday night, police said.

On receiving information about her death, Rajendra Yadav (28), a Border Security Force (BSF) head constable posted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, shot himself dead with his service revolver, they said.

SHO of the Harsaura police station in Kotputli-Behror district, Rajesh Meena, said that the body of the woman was handed over to family members after postmortem.

It has come to light that there was an argument between them over the phone, Meena said, adding that it seems, the woman died by suicide after that.

He said that Rajendra Yadav’s body is likely to be brought to Jaipur on Thursday. Anshu Yadav and Rajendra Yadav got married eight months ago, the SHO said.

Police said a case has been registered under section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (inquest proceedings) and the investigation has been handed over to the sub-divisional officer.

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Jaipur:

A 30-year-old man attempted to commit suicide after allegedly killing his wife and son over a financial debt Jaipur on Sunday, police said.

The incident took place in Pratap Nagar area in Jaipur when Manoj Sharma, 30, mixed some poisonous substance in ‘halwa’ and served it to his family, Station House Officer (SHO) Zaheer Abbas.

Sharma’s wife Sakshi, 28, and 5-month-old son Atharv died. While Sharma and his daughter Niya are undergoing treatment at a hospital, the SHO said.

Sharma lived with his family at a rented house in Pratap Nagar, police said, adding that he had taken a huge debt and was grappling with family issues as well.

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