Quarry landslide in Gundlupet: Search on for 2 workers

Shilpa P. | NT

NDRF, SDRF, and fire service personnel continued their operations on Saturday to trace three people who went missing after a landslide which occurred at White Stone Quarry site in Madahalli village in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajnagar district on Friday.

One body was found on Saturday around 3pm, nearly 28 hours after the incident.The deceased has been identified as Azim Ulla and the body was shifted to Chamarajnagar district hospital for autopsy.

Two other people Neeraj Udin and Sarfroz are yet to be traced. Three others - Francis, Noor Udin and Afroz were injured and are undergoing treatment at Chamarajnagar district hospital. They are said to be out of danger.

They were drivers at the quarry site and all of them hail from Uttar Pradesh. Eight trucks were damaged in the incident.

Gundlupet police have registered cases against three people including the quarry lease owner Mahendrappa, Manager and the supervisor of the quarry under section 308 of IPC.

The incident occurred between 11.30 pm and 12 midnight on Friday. The quarry promoters had licence and it was cancelled after the landslip, according to police.