Claim

Twenty-one years ago, a boy named Prince fell into a borewell in Kurukshetra, Haryana, and was rescued alive by the army after roughly four days following a national media campaign.

“21 years back, in my first year as the editor of a national network, we carried a campaign for a young boy who fell into a bore well called Prince... This whole incident was unfolding in Kurukshetra in Haryana... after three or four days of a remarkable All India campaign was brought out by the army.”

Rationale

The core event is real: Prince Kumar fell into a borewell in Kurukshetra, Haryana in July 2006 and was rescued alive by the Indian Army amid an unprecedented national media campaign. However, two details are wrong: the incident occurred on 21-23 July 2006, about 20 years (not 21) before the July 2026 broadcast, and the rescue took roughly 48-50 hours (about two days), not the claimed 'three or four days.' The event is accurately identified but its duration is materially exaggerated.

Evidence

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_borewell_rescue_of_Prince_Kumar Five-year-old Prince Kumar fell into a 60-ft borewell in Haldaheri village, Kurukshetra district, Haryana on 21 July 2006 and was pulled out on 23 July 2006 after a rescue of nearly 50 hours involving the Indian Army, amid live 24-hour national news coverage. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/how-prince-was-rescued-from-a-borewell-in-haryana-in-2006 Recounts the 2006 Kurukshetra rescue: parallel-pit digging by army engineers, roughly two-day operation, massive nationwide media attention. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.republicworld.com/india/20-years-after-miracle-borewell-rescue-in-kurukshetra-here-is-how-prince-looks-now-watch-naveen-jindal-video Coverage from the anchor's own network describing the event as happening 20 years ago (2006), consistent with the July 2006 date. ✓ reachable · archived