Shillong: Another miner who sustained injuries in the tragic coal mine explosion at Mynsngat village in the Thangsko region of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district has reportedly succumbed to his injuries.
According to reports, he was undergoing treatment at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong, where he passed away at around 6 am on Friday.
The injured miner has been identified as Dawa Sherpa, as per a report published in the Meghalaya Monitor.
On the other hand, coordinated search and rescue operations at the incident site in Thangsko involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Special Rescue Team, police and district administration were formally wrapped up at 5 pm on February 9.
Officials said FIRs have been lodged in connection with the illegal mining activities and that further legal proceedings are in progress.
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To prevent further risk, the District Magistrate has issued a prohibitory order under Section 163 of the BNSS, restricting entry into hazardous and mining-affected zones.
In another incident, an unusual case of mistaken identity has come to light following the dynamite blast after a man who was declared dead was later found to be alive. The family of 44-year-old Shyambabu Singha had performed his last rites, believing he had died from injuries sustained in the February 5 explosion.
However, it was later discovered that they had mistakenly taken the body of another victim to their native place in Karimganj, Assam.
