Assam coal mine tragedy: No sign of bodies yet

Dibrugarh, May 28: The bodies of the three miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole mine in Assam’s Tinsukia district could not be retrieved for the third consecutive day on Tuesday despite efforts, officials said.
Tinsukia Deputy Commissioner Swapneel Paul said that apart from local authorities, NDRF and SDRF have been engaged in the search and rescue operations to find out the miners or their bodies.
“The three coal miners are still missing. One team each from the NDRF and SDRF, and local rescue workers are trying to locate the missing miners. Excavators are being used to dig the rubbles,” he said.
Paul further said that no case has been registered so far and no arrest has been made as investigation is under way to find out the culprits.
The deceased have been identified as John Nongrum of Jatah village and Phingel Umbah of Korhadem village in Ri-Bhoi district. The third victim was identified as Dawa Sherpa from Bhojpur in Nepal. (PTI)