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Three miners lost their lives in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Tuesday after being buried under a mudslide while allegedly engaged in illegal manganese mining. The incident occurred near Dalapahad hill, close to Bichakundi village under Joda police limits, within the Baitarani Reserve Forest area.
The deceased have been identified as Sandeep Prutti, Kande Munda, and Guru Champia.
According to sources, the trio was extracting manganese illegally when a section of loose soil gave way, trapping them beneath. A six-hour-long rescue operation was carried out, and all three bodies were recovered from beneath the debris.
The tragic ev...