Toll in Jharkhand mines mishap rises to 5, many still feared trapped
The death toll in the mines collapse in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district rose to five as one more body was recovered, with many people still feared trapped inside, police said on Wednesday.
The government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the mishap at the Gopinathpur abandoned mines of Eastern Coalfield Ltd (ECL) in Nirsa police station area during illegal mining by locals, they said.
The SIT will be headed by Superintendent of Police (Dhanbad-Rural) Reeshma Ramesan, they added.
Sanjiv Kumar, the Senior Superintendent of Police (Dhanbad), said authorities found no signs of any collapse at the Kapasara mines of ECL and Chach Victoriya project of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL).
