Illegal mica mining which is rampant in the district has again claimed three lives in abandoned open cast mines near Pahari village under the Ganwa police station recently here on festival day.
Though police recovered two bodies here on Thursday identified as Prakash Paswan son of Mathura Paswan resident of Kamta village and other is a 42 year old Kisori Yadav belongs to Bhatgarwa village while one body of Ram Prasad Rai was took away by his family members and cremated it on Wednesday .Sources revealed that a portion of the burrow in which they were extracting mica collapsed on them.
Meanwhile, among sources based in Pahari village ,officer-in charge Sriniwash Kumar of Ganwa police station OF Giridih district revealed, “Those involved in the illegal mining racket are more secretive type because when none will ever tell you where they are presently cutting mica and for whom how will they reveal anything about accidents IJ’
Sources said that Deo Kishor Yadav himself leads an entourage of over 20 workers from surrounding villages, who are into illegal extraction of mica in the area.
According to reports, about 20 -25 persons were extracting mica from one of the illegal mines when the incident took place .Nine were rescued and admitted to nearby nursing homes.
An FIR has been registered against Deo Kishor who was absconding, said officer-in charge.