<p>In an attempt to escape from the de-addiction and rehab centre at Hampi, a man got stuck in a fissure between two boulders for over four hours.</p>.<p>Devendrappa (30), a native of Hulagi in Koppal district, was admitted to alcohol de-addiction and rehabilitation centre, run by Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKRDP), at Shivaram Avadhoota Mutt in the temple town.</p>.<p>On Monday morning while trying to flee the rehab centre, Devendrappa slipped and fell into a narrow opening between the boulders near Kadalekalu Ganapati Temple. He got stuck and could not move an inch for four hours. A few passersby, hearing his screams and groans, informed the police.</p>.<p>Police, along with Home Guards and the Fire department personnel, rushed to the spot with ladder and other rescue material.</p>.<p>After hours of operation, they managed to rescue Devendrappa, and rushed him to the government hospital in Hosapete.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Chronic alcoholic</p>.<p>Manjunath, the representative of the SKRDP de-addiction centre, told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Devendrappa is a chronic alcoholic. He is struggling to come out of it. Irresistible urge to drink alcohol made him flee the centre. Chronic alcoholics try to escape from the rehabilitation centres.”</p>
<p>In an attempt to escape from the de-addiction and rehab centre at Hampi, a man got stuck in a fissure between two boulders for over four hours.</p>.<p>Devendrappa (30), a native of Hulagi in Koppal district, was admitted to alcohol de-addiction and rehabilitation centre, run by Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKRDP), at Shivaram Avadhoota Mutt in the temple town.</p>.<p>On Monday morning while trying to flee the rehab centre, Devendrappa slipped and fell into a narrow opening between the boulders near Kadalekalu Ganapati Temple. He got stuck and could not move an inch for four hours. A few passersby, hearing his screams and groans, informed the police.</p>.<p>Police, along with Home Guards and the Fire department personnel, rushed to the spot with ladder and other rescue material.</p>.<p>After hours of operation, they managed to rescue Devendrappa, and rushed him to the government hospital in Hosapete.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Chronic alcoholic</p>.<p>Manjunath, the representative of the SKRDP de-addiction centre, told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “Devendrappa is a chronic alcoholic. He is struggling to come out of it. Irresistible urge to drink alcohol made him flee the centre. Chronic alcoholics try to escape from the rehabilitation centres.”</p>