Kolkata, Nov 8
A landslide in a coal mine in Asansol of West Burdwan district crushed a young man to death, the police said.
On Saturday morning, a legal coal mine collapsed in Charanpur village of the Barabani area of Asansol.
A section of the locals fear that many more may be trapped inside the coal mine. However, the police have dismissed that fear and claimed that only the body of the young man identified as Saurabh Goswami has been recovered.
Local sources have also said that a section of the residents of the area, just for the sake of earning a living, try to enter the mine in a risky way to steal coal.