20 Years After Miracle Borewell Rescue in Kurukshetra, Here's How Prince Looks Now | WATCH

Kurukshetra: Twenty years ago, the public of India prayed for the safety of a four-year old boy named Prince Kumar who had fallen into a borewell in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The country celebrated as the boy was pulled to safety in an operation that lasted for nearly 50 hours. Two decades on, a heartwarming video has surfaced of the boy all grown up, now harbouring dreams of pursuing higher education.

BJP MP and Jindal Steel Chairman Naveen Jindal shared a video of him meeting Prince at a Polo Ground in Kurukshetra.

Jindal interreacted with the ‘borewell boy’, who is now  24 years old. Prince told the industrialist that he has completed his his Industrial Training Institute (ITI) from Ambala and is pursuing further studies. 

Jindal noted how the whole nation had prayed for Prince Kumar's safety after he fell inside the borewell.

The 50-Hour Rescue Operation

Prince Kumar had fallen into a 60-foot-deep uncovered borewell in Kurukshetra district's Haldaheri village while playing in 2006.

His friend who was playing with him quickly alerted the villagers, following which a massive rescue operation was launched. The boy slid down further and reached the bottom of the borewell as he tried to wriggle himself out of it. The Indian Army was called to led the mission as initial efforts to retrieve the boy failed.

The rescue efforts lasted for three days, during which food, including biscuits and chocolates, were sent inside the borewell for him. Further, a closed-circuit camera was lowered inside the borewell to monitor his condition.

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