A 55-year-old woman survived nearly 21 hours inside a remote agricultural well in Telangana’s Karimnagar district after she was allegedly robbed and pushed into it by a 21-year-old student who police say wanted to eliminate the only witness to his crime.
Investigators said the accused had accumulated nearly ₹4 lakh in debt through online gambling and betting.
Her rescue led investigators to Dhamma Dinesh Reddy, a student, who police say had planned the robbery while struggling with mounting debts after losing nearly ₹4 lakh on online gambling and betting platforms, according to an NDTV report.
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