Worker goes missing at Netravathi River while mining sand in Bantwal
Bantwal: A sand-mining labour hailing from Uttar Pradesh has been missing since Monday morning when he was busy extracting at Netravathi River at Pudu village near Farangipete here.
The missing worker has been identified as Kamlesh Kumar (38), a resident of Babtpur in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the complaint filed by another sand extraction worker Guddu Prasad, Kamlesh was extracting sand on Monday morning at Netravathi River when his boat capsized. Kamlesh then fell into water and soon disappeared.
A case in this regard has been registered at Bantwal Rural Police Station and investigations are underway.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
