The identity of 5  persons out of the 6 have been identified: police

Shillong, Jan 22: The police of East Jaintia Hills said that on the 21st January 2021, information was received that a mishap had occurred at a mining place in Sorkari, Deinshalu Village under East Jaintia Hills District.

Immediately, a police team proceeded to the spot and on reaching the place of incident, 6  cadavers were seen next to the mining area, and prima facie it seems that a machine at the mining area had malfunctioned, which may have unfortunately led to the untimely demise of the 6  persons.

The identity of 5  persons out of the 6 have been identified and the body of the deceased persons have been taken to Khliehriat CHC for medico-legal observation.

A criminal case has already been registered under Khliehriat Police Station, and investigation of the case is in progress to establish the whereabouts of the mine owner and the manager of the mine, who have been absconding since the time of the incident.

The District Disaster Management Office (DDMO) along with officials of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) had observed all formalities at the mining area and it was ascertained that, there were no further fatalities inside the mine except for the aforementioned casualties.

The next of kin of the 5  persons are being contacted by the officials, and necessary measures have been initiated to establish the identity of the unknown deceased person.

 

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