New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Three additional bodies were pulled from the debris of a collapsed stone quarry in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, raising the death toll to four, an official said on Monday. According to Sonbhadra District Magistrate BN Singh, the recoveries were made during the night between Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party's Robertsganj MP, Chotelal Kharwar, alleged that the mine was illegally run by mafia in collusion with the local police.

"One body was recovered in the night. The deceased was identified as Indrajit (30), a resident of Panari, Obra. The other two bodies have not been identified and efforts are on to identify them," Singh said.

Uttar Pradesh minister and local MLA Sanjeev Kumar Gond, who visite...