Pune: Two farmers who fell into river-linking tunnel found dead

Two farmers, Anil Bapurao Narute and Ratilal Balbhim Narute, who went missing after falling into a 300-feet deep tunnel linking Nira and Bhima rivers in Pune district, Maharashtra, were discovered dead.

The unfortunate incident occurred around 5:30 pm on Wednesday when the duo, attempting to retrieve a submersible water pump near Akole village in Indapur tehsil, fell into the tunnel due to a snapped rope. Despite recovery efforts, their lifeless bodies were retrieved around midnight.

 Inspector Vikram Salunke of Walchandnagar police station confirmed the retrieval of the bodies and informed that post-mortem examinations would be conducted. “The bodies of the two farmers were fished out around midnight and sent for post-mortem,'' inspector Salunke said.