At least three labourers were killed and one was severely injured after a large concrete slab of an under-construction bridge fell on them in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore on Monday.
An 'A-category' terrorist involved in the recent attack at a labour camp in Ganderbal where seven people were killed, was on Tuesday eliminated in an encounter with security forces in the Dachigam forest in Srinagar.
Labourers riding on a tractor- trolley were returning from work when their vehicle was hit hard from behind by a truck.
The three miners have been trapped since May 26 following a landslide in the Patkai hills located in the state's Tinsukia district.
Both the CITU and the INTTUC have said that they will start a major agitation on this issue soon.
Three seriously injured persons have so far been rescued from the debris. Teams of Army, NDRF, SDRF, Police, and locals were engaged in the rescue operations.
The injured were taken to MGM Hospital, where two of them are said to be in critical condition.
Terrorists indulging in targetted attacks on outsiders was a worrying factor as the valley was witnessing arrival of a large number of tourists.
The labourers are annoyed with the growing incidents of fatal accidents and thought that the state labour minister will talk with the victim’s families and take up the issue with the plant management and take appropriate action steps. But he went away after attending the seminar and the labourers felt let down.
As investigations unfolded, it was found that Dr Shekhar Saxena, managing director of MC Saxena Group of College, had allegedly lured labourers to pose as patients so that the inspection could be cleared.
