Guwahati:The Assam police on Friday retrieved the body of coal miner Pranjal Moran from an underground mining at Tirap Colliery in eastern Assam Tinsukia district.
Pranjal Moran was missing since January 6, 2023 from Tirap Colliery.
Recently, a search operation has been conducted under the supervision of Assam police IGP Jitmal Doley to find out the body of coal miner Pranjal Moran.
Finally, after the massive search operation the body of Pranjal Moran was retrieved inside the underground mining at Tirap Colliery.
Meanwhile, SDRF, NDRF and police has conducted a massive search operation at the site but due to bad weather the search team faced lots of problem. JCB has been used to find out his body.
Confirming about the development Assam police IGP Jitmal Doley said Pranjal Moran’s body was spoted 100 metres deep underground mining. “Due to bad weather we faced problem in our search operation and from yesterday, we have continued the operation and today we finally spotted the body. We have taken help from Coal India Limited(CIL) and other government department to retrived his body,”.
Yet again, it has been confirmed that rat hole mining has been operational in Margherita, Ledo area. The coal mafias are operating the whole nexus with the help of the local political leaders.
According to reports, Pranjal Moran, resident of Hukoni village of Makum in Tinsukia district was working at Tirap Colliery as a daily wage worker went missing since January.
Meanwhile, Police have arrested 13 persons in connection with the incident. All of them were involved in illegal procuring of coals from rat hole mine in Tirap.
Police also arrested two persons who disposed the body of Pranjal Moran, identified as Rupsai Kujur and Sujan Pahariya alias Babu Pahariya.