Labourers death in JH
SHILLONG: The additional chief secretary of Assam Shyam Lal Mewara on Monday began the probe into the death of 14 labourers at Umphum, around 15 km from Saipung on April 6.
Mewara visited Khliehriat and recorded statement of the contractors and Sordar of the Saipung village.
An official source said on Monday that he would also visit the site at Saipung where the 14 workers were found dead at an appropriate time.
During his next visit to the spot, the official is likely to examine the members of the public including the medical officers who conducted the post-mortem, police officers of Saipung police station, headmen and secretaries of Thuruk Village and all others having connection with the incident.
The migrant labourers from Assam’s Dhubri district were found dead at their labour camp at Umphum, around 15 km from Saipung on April 6 ,after they reportedly consumed chutney made of wild fruit.(Soh Khuaitur) a day before.
The death of the labourers, however, had sparked protest in Assam as the people there had suspected foul play which prompted Assam Government to initiate probe.
