more-inAt least four persons are confirmed dead and many missing in a coal mine collapse in Kalikapur village of Mejhia block in Bankura district. Locals said that they are unsure about the number of missing workers in the mine, which is one of many illegal mines in Mejhia. Adjacent to Jharkhand, Bankura is part of gigantic coal field spread over parts of at least four western districts of West Bengal. According to local journalists, three of the deceased are identified as Sheikh Saidul, Sheikh Shaha and Sheikh Riajul. The coal mafias were earlier affiliated to the Left Front, he added.

Source: The Hindu January 14, 2017 18:45 UTC