Overview
- East Jaintia Hills police registered a case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after Ashok Tamang died on January 1 from burn injuries.
- Tamang’s dying declaration says he was handling dynamite at his workplace but does not identify the site or mention coal mining.
- The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission ordered the Chief Secretary to conduct an inquiry and submit a detailed report within one month.
- Justice (retd) B. P. Katakey asked Meghalaya Police to deliver a detailed report by January 8–9 to clarify whether the incident involved a coal mine or a stone quarry.
- Police confirm only Tamang’s death so far, question the link between viral videos and Thangsko village, and note earlier district-wide checks found no reported blast.