5 dead so far in landslide at Bhiwani mining site, 2 rescued alive; police register FIR against mining company

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, January 3

Five people have died so far in the landslide that took place at a mining site in Bhiwani and two others were rescued alive.

Siwani DSP Manoj Kumar gave this information on Monday.

Kumar said that according to the register of the mining company all their men have been taken care of but the police have not ruled out the possibility of more people being there.

He said five bodies had been recovered from the site and two people had been rescued safely, one of whom is in hospital and the other has been discharged.

He said all seven people had been identified. They had got the post-mortem of the dead bodies done and handed over the bodies to the families.

He said the deceased included a man from Tosham, another from Jind, another from Rohtak, one from Katihar in Bihar and one from Punjab.

He said the rescue opeartion was still on.

Meanwhile, the police have registered an FIR against the company engaged in mining operations at Dadam zone in Bhiwani district.

The first FIR in the case has been registered on the basis of a complaint lodged with the police by Mithun Sharma, the brother of Toofan, one of the persons killed in the landslide.