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Gujarat News: Three workers died of asphyxiation at an illegal coal mine in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said on Sunday. The victims were identified as Lakshman Dabhi (35), Khodabhai Makwana (32) and Viram Keraliya (35). They were digging at a mine near Bhet village in Thangadh taluka of the district when they died of asphyxiation on Saturday, the official from Muli Muli police station said.

A case has been registered against four persons for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and efforts are on to catch them, an official said, as quoted by news agency PTI.

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The trio did not have helmets, masks or other safety equipment when they were working for the accused, he said. As per the first information report (FIR), the accused did not provide helmets or other safety equipment to those killed while employing them to dig a well. They died after inhaling gas from the well, it stated.

A case was registered against Jashabhai Keraliya, Janak Aniyaria, Khimjibhai Saradia, and Kalpesh Parmar, the official said. Bodies of the killed labourers have been sent for post-mortem, he further added.

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Earlier in February, three workers died after inhaling toxic gas that emanated after a blast triggered by gelatin sticks for an illegal mining operation in the district.

(With Agency Inputs)