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Rescue Ends With Seven Dead After Sonbhadra Quarry Collapse

Authorities have opened a three-tier investigation with an FIR naming the mine’s operator.

As of 5.30pm on Wednesday, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Noida Police and the fire department were present at the spot to assist in the rescue of the remaining workers, police said. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
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Rescue operations at the site of the stone quarry collapse, in Sonbhadra on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab)
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Overview

  • Officials called off the three-day search after two full checks confirmed no one remained trapped, with seven bodies recovered.
  • Teams from the NDRF, SDRF, CISF, local police and villagers conducted the operation and handed identified bodies to families after post-mortems.
  • A massive fallen boulder and unstable terrain slowed the effort, prompting technical assessments and a separate access route before full debris removal.
  • Police registered a case against the owner of Krishna Mining Works and partners Madhusudan Singh and Dilip Keshari under culpable homicide provisions, and no arrests have been made yet.
  • The Uttar Pradesh government announced roughly Rs 20 lakh in assistance for each deceased worker’s family, with additional welfare support through labour and housing schemes.