East Jaiñtia Hills police has registered a suo moto case on a coal mining tragedy at Rymbai in East Jaiñtia Hill district.
Three mine workers reportedly died inside a coal mine and police are ascertaining the incident.
Sources said one of the deceased is identified as Ten Siangshai, a resident of Musniang Rim.
A senior police official said a case has been registered and a team has been sent to enquire from the family.
It is not clear how the coal miners died but sources said no one will speak about the incident for fear.
It has also become a difficult task for the police too as people don’t come forward to provide information.
The rat hole mining areas are shrouded in secrecy and fear. As illegal mining goes on, a kind of omerta law prevails in the Jaiñtia Hills region as anyone talking about it could get targeted as it has happened in the past.
In December last year, the Meghalaya High Court had said that illegal coal mining in the state continues with “possible State participation and even encouragement.”
