Rescue operations underway on the web site of the stone mine collapse, in Sonbhadra on November 18, 2025. Photograph Credit score: ANI
The loss of life toll within the stone quarry collapse in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra The district has climbed to seven with one other physique being recovered from the rubble, officers mentioned on Tuesday (November 18, 2025).
The rescue operations at the moment are over, they mentioned.
Based on the district administration, the seventh physique has been recognized as that of Gulab Kharwar (32), a resident of Obra police station space of Sonbhadra. Kharwar’s physique was recovered on Monday (November 17, 2025) night.
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Social Welfare, Scheduled Castes and Tribal welfare Sanjeev Gond additionally confirmed that the loss of life toll has reached seven.
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The opposite deceased have been recognized as Indrajit (30), Santosh Yadav (30), brother of Indrajit, Ravindra alias Nanak (18), Ramkhelavan (32) and Kripashankar.
The physique of Raju Singh (30) was recovered on Sunday (November 16, 2025).
District Justice of the Peace BN Singh, within the presence of Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma, informed reporters on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) that aid work was initiated instantly after the accident.
Inside a couple of hours, NDRF and SDRF officers, together with their groups, arrived on the scene and commenced rescue operations. Eradicating a big stone consumed vital time and posed difficulties.
“Seven our bodies have been recovered from the particles. All our bodies have been handed over to their households after conducting a autopsy examination,” the DM mentioned.
He added that the superintendent of police, NDRF, SDRF, and mine security officers additionally went all the way down to the location of the mishap and noticed that there isn’t a chance of anybody being buried.
The NDRF crew has completely eliminated the particles twice, so there isn’t a chance of anybody being there now. The District Justice of the Peace mentioned that for the reason that search is full and there’s no details about anybody being there, the aid and rescue work is now over.
Minister Gond and Robertsganj MP Chotelal Kharwar had earlier claimed that round a dozen staff could possibly be trapped within the rubble after a portion of the quarry operated by Krishna Mining Works collapsed on Saturday (November 15, 2025) night.
The State authorities has introduced a three-tier probe into the incident by the police, mining and district administration.
Uttar Pradesh Minister Ravindra Jaiswal, who met the households of the victims on Monday (November 17, 2025), mentioned every deceased employee’s household will obtain round ₹20 lakh from the federal government and all affected laborers will probably be absolutely supported below schemes run by the Labor Division.
Mr. Jaiswal mentioned strict motion will probably be taken towards these discovered responsible of unlawful mining or violating security requirements.
The police have booked the proprietor of Krishna Mining Works and his enterprise companions, Madhusudan Singh and Dilip Keshari, each residents of Obra, on a criticism by Parsoi Tola resident Chhotu Yadav, who mentioned his two brothers (deceased Indrajit and Santosh Yadav) have been trapped below the ruble, Sonbhadra Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Verma had mentioned.
The three accused are but to be arrested.
Revealed – November 19, 2025 01:49 am IST