Ramgarh, July 5 -- A villager was killed in a mudslide near Central Coalfields Limited's (CCL) Karma project in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district late Friday night. The incident reportedly occurred in a restricted mining area following blasting activities conducted by the company.
According to Ramgarh SP Ajay Kumar, the deceased appears to have been near the coal dump when the incident took place. A few others sustained minor injuries. The mishap site is adjacent to Sugiya village, and preliminary inputs suggest the victims may have been involved in illegal coal collection.
Unconfirmed reports also claim that additional victims might have been trapped and their bodies removed by local residents before authorities reached the spot. However, off...