Jaipur: Five children suffocated to death after they jumped into a grain storage container while playing at Himmatasar village in Rajasthan’s Bikaner on Sunday.
According to police, the container was almost empty and the children jumped into it one after another while playing. The container got closed accidentally, trapping the kids inside.
“While they were playing, a portion of the sand dune having a height of around 30 metres caved in and trapped the children,” said Jhunjhunu SP Manish Tripathi.
“Eyewitnesses raised an alarm and intimated us. A few of them chipped in to bail out the kids,” added Tripathi.
