Overview
- East Jaintia Hills police said the casualty count reached 25 after four more bodies were found, an injured worker died, and two bodies were returned by families for documentation.
- Two suspects — Forme Chyrmang and Shamehi War — were arrested in connection with operating the site, with a suo motu FIR filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the MMDR Act, and the Explosive Substances Act.
- The State Disaster Management Authority termed the incident a dynamite explosion at Mynsyngat–Thangskai, a remote area accessed from the Umpleng police outpost.
- NDRF, SDRF and a special rescue team continued search and recovery operations as officials worked to identify victims, with police reporting workers from Meghalaya, Assam and Nepal.
- The Meghalaya High Court took cognisance, ordered action against the mine’s owner and operator, and summoned district officials, while the Prime Minister announced ex gratia payments to the dead and injured.