Body of missing stone quarry labourer found after 18 days
First Published: 3rd December, 2022 20:47 IST
The body of Jahidur Islam of Assam was recovered from the stone quarry site by the rescue team engaged by ABCI Infrastructures.
18 days after the stone quarry collapse in south Mizoram’s Hnahthial district, the body of the last missing person was found on Friday. The decomposed body of 27-year-old Jahidur Islam, a native of Assam’s Barpeta district was recovered from the stone quarry site by the rescue team engaged by ABCI Infrastructures which was operating the quarry on a lease, an official of the company said.
Only the part of the body, above the waist was found.
Islam was operating an earth excavator when the stone quarry caved in at Maudhar village near Hnahthial town on November 14, 2022.
A total of 13 people were working at the site when the mishap happened. Out of which 12 had gone missing while one labourer managed to escape unhurt. Eleven bodies were found within a week.
Of the 12 victims, five were from West Bengal, three from Assam, two from Jharkhand, and one each from Tripura and Mizoram, officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an aid of 2 lakh to the family of each victim, and 50,000 to the injured persons.
Police have filed a criminal case against ABCI Infrastructures.
Hnahthial’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineet Kumar told PTI that a probe into the case is underway. A notice has been served to ABCI, seeking an explanation about the incident, he said.
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