According to local media, the cat had fallen into the large well at around 5pm while members of the Kale family entered the poisonous space in a bid to rescue the feline.
Police said the tragedy took place when one of them entered the well to rescue a cat which had fallen in it and others followed suit in an effort to rescue him as he got trapped.
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