NONGSTOIN, July 22: A 48-year-old man from Mawthoh, under Pyndengrei village in West Khasi Hills, identified as Hopingstar Marwein, died while he was digging the ground for a septic tank pit in Nongspung Saitsohphlang village on Thursday afternoon.
Sources said a boulder hit Hopingstar while he was digging the ground, killing him. Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered in this regard.
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