New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Five additional bodies were pulled from the debris of a collapsed stone quarry in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district on Monday, raising the death toll to six, an official said. 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 deceased persons have been identified as Santosh Yadav (30), brother of Indrajit, Ravindra alias Nanak (18), Ramkhelavan (32) and Kripashankar," Singh said....