Overview
- Officials say a wall inside the Krishna Mining Works quarry at Billi Markundi caved in during drilling for blasting, trapping labourers under heavy slabs.
- Teams from the NDRF and SDRF, supported by CISF, police and fire services, are using excavators, cutting tools and sniffer dogs to clear debris in stages.
- Authorities confirmed one fatality, identified as Raju Singh, while estimates of those unaccounted for range roughly from eight to fifteen.
- Police registered an FIR against Krishna Mining Works and partners Madhusudan Singh and Dilip Keshari, and a magisterial inquiry led by ADM Vagish Singh has been ordered.
- Local leaders alleged illegal mining and demanded compensation, as families waited at the site and officials pledged continued rescue and assistance.