The record
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- A father and son, Sagar Ali and Ishan Ali from Goalpara district, died on the night of July 20 after inhaling toxic fumes in an alleged illegal coal mine in Ledo, Tinsukia district, Assam.
- A rights group says the deaths occurred at rat-hole mining in the Deep Mine area on land abandoned by Coal India's North Eastern Coalfields unit, though police say the cause of death is still being investigated.
- The International Human Rights Council has urged authorities to act against illegal mining, sought a probe, and appealed to the Gauhati High Court to take suo motu cognisance.
- The incident came hours after suspected methane killed at least 15 workers in an NHPC tunnel in Sikkim, and follows at least 10 miner deaths in allegedly illegal coal mines between September 2022 and June 2024.
What to watch next
- Outcome of the police investigation into the cause of the two deaths
- Whether the Gauhati High Court takes suo motu cognisance of the IHRC's appeal
- Any district authority action against the identified mine owners and the codenamed 'Big B' network
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Named India · Gaibandha · Ishan Ali · Sagar Ali · Assam · Coal India Limited · Gauhati High Court · International Human Rights Council · Ledo · L. Ratan Singh · NHPC · North Eastern Coalfields · Sikkim
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