Patna: A daily-wage worker was buried alive in a sand pit allegedly during illegal mining from the banks of Kiul river in Lakhisarai district early on Wednesday morning.
According to police, the death of Aman Kumar, alias Golden (28), was due to the negligence of an earth mover driver involved in the illegal sand mining at Ghosikundi village in Kiul area.
Police said illegal sand mining mafias use earth movers to remove sand beyond the govt-designated areas. “On the day, sand was being extracted with the help of workers by digging pits, putting their lives at risk. Golden, a resident of Khairi village in Tetarhat police station area, was buried under sand in one such pit. The driver fled the scene, leaving the trapped worker behind, resulting in his death on the spot. Upon receiving information from other workers present at the scene, villagers arrived at the scene and managed to retrieve the body after much effort,” said Kiul police station in charge Bijendra Kumar Singh.
He added so far, they have not received any application from the family of the deceased in this connection.
Patna: A daily-wage worker was buried alive in a sand pit allegedly during illegal mining from the banks of Kiul river in Lakhisarai district early on Wednesday morning.
According to police, the death of Aman Kumar, alias Golden (28), was due to the negligence of an earth mover driver involved in the illegal sand mining at Ghosikundi village in Kiul area.
Police said illegal sand mining mafias use earth movers to remove sand beyond the govt-designated areas. “On the day, sand was being extracted with the help of workers by digging pits, putting their lives at risk. Golden, a resident of Khairi village in Tetarhat police station area, was buried under sand in one such pit. The driver fled the scene, leaving the trapped worker behind, resulting in his death on the spot. Upon receiving information from other workers present at the scene, villagers arrived at the scene and managed to retrieve the body after much effort,” said Kiul police station in charge Bijendra Kumar Singh.
He added so far, they have not received any application from the family of the deceased in this connection.