Disused Jharkhand coal mine gives way, 4 trapped

BOKARO: An

abandoned

mine of

Bharat Coking Coal Limited

(BCCL) in

Jharkhand

’s

Chandankyari

collapsed and reportedly trapped four men from a nearby village since Friday evening after they entered the pit secretly to collect coal either for domestic use or to make some money as a side hustle. NDRF has been alerted to mount a rescue that was delayed as authorities came to know of the accident quite late because the families did not report fearing legal action, reports Divy Khare.

DC Kuldeep Kumar Chaudhary said there’s no “clear-cut information” about any person trapped inside. “The BCCL rescue team has not been able to report conclusively.”