Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district awoke to horror as a well in Tendukheda yielded the bodies of 35-year-old Jayanti Kevat and her three-month-old son Devansh. Sanitation staff from the local corporation made the find in Ward No. 1 on Saturday, igniting a blaze of speculation and a determined police inquiry into the deaths’ murky origins.
The sequence unfolded dramatically: Jayanti, visiting from Jharoli for her brother’s terahvi, slipped away at 2 a.m. Family scoured the area fruitlessly until municipal workers’ alert at 6 a.m. SDOP Archana Ahir, SHO Ravendra Bagri, and support teams arrived, fished out the bodies, performed formalities, and rushed them for autopsy.
Relative Siya Rani confirmed identities, noting Jayanti’s chronic illness over five years and the heartbreaking loss of two other kids. Her laborer spouse faces unimaginable pain. Investigators are dissecting timelines, health records, and local leads to distinguish mishap from malice.
This tragedy spotlights rural vulnerabilities—illness, loss, and isolation. With postmortem pending, police vow exhaustive efforts. The community rallies in solidarity, demanding clarity and safeguards like well barriers and counseling access to avert such calamities.