A team of 15 officials from Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) got trapped in Kolihan mine in Rajasthan’s Neem Ka Thana district when a lift collapsed on Tuesday night. Three people—AK Sharma, Hans Ram, and Pritam Singh—have been rescued, while efforts are ongoing to save the remaining 12 individuals: Upendra Pandey, Banendu Bhandari, Niranjan Sahoo, GD Gupta, Ramesh Narayan Singh, Vinod Singh Shekhawat, AK Baira, Arnav Bhabdari, Yashraj Meena, Vikas Pareek, Karan Gehlot, and Bhagirath.
The accident occurred around 8pm when a vigilance team from Kolkata, conducting an inspection, was ascending by lift. One of the lift’s chains snapped, leading to the collapse and trapping all 15 individuals nearly 700 meters underground, according to Bhanwar Lal, station house officer of the local Khetri police station.
Prompt response from police and an NDRF team initiated a 12-hour rescue operation. “The three rescued officials have been sent to Jaipur for treatment,” the SHO stated. Emergency medicines and food were supplied to the trapped individuals, with no casualties reported thus far. Ambulances and additional support were deployed as the rescue team attempted manual movement of the lift to facilitate rescue efforts.
Upon learning of the incident, BJP MLA Dharampal Gurjar, who was away for an election campaign in Haryana, rushed to the site, coordinating with local authorities and ensuring adequate support. “There is no report of any casualty so far, definitely everyone will come out safely,” Gurjar assured.
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