Coal Mine Blast: Meghalaya HC Asks East Jaintia SP, Predecessor to Appear During Hearing Next Week

Coal mine blast: Meghalaya HC asks East Jaintia SP, predecessor to appear during hearing next week

Shillong, Feb 19 (PTI) The Meghalaya High Court on Thursday directed East Jaintia Hills SP Pankaj Rasgania and his predecessor to appear before it next week during the hearing of a PIL on the illegal coal mining tragedy that claimed 34 lives.A division bench comprising Justice W Diengdoh and Justice H S Thangkhiew issued directions to former Superintendent of Police P Vikash Kumar and the incumbent SP to remain present in the court when the matt…

HC wants former EJH SP to appear on Feb 24

Shillong, Feb 19:The High Court of Meghalaya has asked the former East Jaintia Hills  Superintendent of Police, Vikash Kumar, to be present in the court on February 24, along with Pankaj Rasgania, who has taken over charge as the SP of the district, when it takes up the illegal coal mining in Mynsngat-Thangsko that claimed 34 lives. The new SP was present in the court on Thursday. According to the state disaster management authority, the toll ro…