An infant, who was trapped in an abandoned bore well in Odisha's Sambalpur district, was rescued today after an over five-hour-long operation, officials said.
The child has been taken to a hospital in Sambalpur in an ambulance which was kept ready at Laripali village in Rengali area where the incident occurred.
The baby, reportedly a newborn, has no claimant, the police said.
It was not clear how the child got into the well. Locals suspect that the infant might have been dumped there by someone.
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