Shillong, July 13: The police on Monday summoned the owner and the contractor of the well at Lapalang, where five workers died due to suspected carbon dioxide poisoning.
Statements of the owner K Hinge and contractor M Beena were recorded on the incident, East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem informed on Monday.
“A case has been registered under Section 106 for negligence leading to death, and Sections 50 and 51 of the Disaster Management Act,” he said.
Terming the death of five workers as “an unfortunate incident”, the SP said, “They died of carbon dioxide poisoning.”
Police are awaiting technical reports before deciding further action.
“The investigation in this case is on and we are waiting for opinions from different departments like Pollution, Water Resources and others, to see if there is any negligence on the part of the owner and the contractor. After we get these opinions from them, as they have already visited the site on Saturday, then we will take a call as to how to go forward with the case,” Syiem said.
No arrests have been made yet.
“They have not been arrested but a notice has been issued,” the SP added.
