Guwahati: Six mine workers from Assam got trapped inside a flooded coal mine under Khliehriat area in East Jaintia Hills district on Meghalaya on Sunday night.
Meghalaya police said that the police in Assam's Cachar district have informed the Meghalaya police about the incident.
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Noted sir. We're coordinating with SP, @ejhpolice who is already enquiring into the matter.
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">Noted sir. We're coordinating with SP, @ejhpolice who is already enquiring into the matter.
— Cachar Police (@cacharpolice) May 31, 2021Noted sir. We're coordinating with SP, @ejhpolice who is already enquiring into the matter.
— Cachar Police (@cacharpolice) May 31, 2021
Superintendent of Police East Jaintia Hills district Jagpal Singh Dhanoa said that search and rescue operation ha been started under the supervision of Meghalaya police's IGP (Law and Order).
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"As per the record of the eyewitnesses, due to sudden explosion of dynamite led to gushing water into the coal mine inundating it and the mine workers were suspected to be trapped inside," he said adding that one person had also been detained so far.
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Information has emanated from SP Silchar that 6 persons from Assam are trapped in a coal mine in EJ Hills .
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The mine has been identified at Sutunga interior, under umplemg AD camp and search operations are on .
SP @ejhpolice and IG (L&O) are at the suspected PO .
">Information has emanated from SP Silchar that 6 persons from Assam are trapped in a coal mine in EJ Hills .
— Meghalaya Police (@MeghalayaPolice) May 31, 2021
The mine has been identified at Sutunga interior, under umplemg AD camp and search operations are on .
SP @ejhpolice and IG (L&O) are at the suspected PO .Information has emanated from SP Silchar that 6 persons from Assam are trapped in a coal mine in EJ Hills .
— Meghalaya Police (@MeghalayaPolice) May 31, 2021
The mine has been identified at Sutunga interior, under umplemg AD camp and search operations are on .
SP @ejhpolice and IG (L&O) are at the suspected PO .
Police are on the look out for the supervisor of the workers who allegedly threatened the mine workers.
