Bengaluru: Three youths died of "asphyxiation" when they fell into a pit in the abandoned Kolar goldfield mines, where they had gone to allegedly steal iron material early on Thursday, police said.
On Wednesday night, the trio had entered the gold mine in Kolar district, about 100 kms from here, and fell in the pit after losing balance.
After inhaling the poisonous gas in the pit, they were asphyxiated to death, they said.
"It was a seven-hour exercise after which we could bring out two bodies. Work is on to retrieve the third," a police officer told media.
Police reached the spot after they were alerted by the accomplices of the deceased.
(PTI Report)
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