Archive · 20 Jan 2026
One arrested over Assam miner's death in East Jaintia Hills
A man named Mosaid Ali from Assam died on January 14 while working in an illegal coal mine in Umthe village, East Jaintia Hills.
The police started an investigation and arrested a man named Sahanaj Uddin from Assam.
The police have closed the illegal mine and are checking the area.
They have also sent reports to a committee looking into such cases.
This is not the first time such incidents have happened in the area.
A coal miner, Mosaid Ali (48) from Assam, died on January 14 due to illegal coal mining in Umthe village, East Jaintia Hills.
The police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
Sahanaj Uddin, a resident of Bhairabpur in Cachar district, Assam, was arrested in connection with the case.
The illegal coal mine at Umthe village has been closed, and police officials have been ordered to conduct a field inspection.
Reports of the incident and other alleged deaths of coal miners in the Thangsko area have been sent to the Justice (retd) BP Katakey committee for investigation.
- Who
- Mosaid Ali (48), a coal miner from Assam, and Sahanaj Uddin, a resident of Bhairabpur, Cachar district, Assam
- What
- Death of a coal miner due to illegal coal mining and subsequent arrest
- When
- Death on January 14; arrest and case registration thereafter
- Where
- Umthe village, East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
- Why
- Illegal coal mining activities leading to the miner's death
- Victim's Name
- Mosaid Ali (48)
- Victim's Residence
- Hojai district, Assam
- Date of Death
- January 14
- Arrested Person
- Sahanaj Uddin
- Arrested Person's Residence
- Bhairabpur, Cachar district, Assam
- Location of Incident
- Umthe village, East Jaintia Hills
- Legal Action
- Case registered under BNS and Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
- Committee Involved
- Justice (retd) BP Katakey committee