Mungeli (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 11 (HBTV): An FIR has been filed against the manager, in-charge, and several others following the collapse of a silo structure at a smelting plant in Sargaon, Mungeli, on January 10.

Additional Superintendent of Police Navneet Kaur Chhabra stated that the FIR was lodged under sections 106(1), 289, and 35 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

'An FIR has been registered under sections 106(1), 289, and 35 of BNS at Sargaon police station. Action has been taken against manager Anil Prasad, in-charge Amit Kedia, and other managers. Investigation is being done, and further action will be taken based on that,' Chhabra said while speaking to ANI.

According to officials, one injured labourer is undergoing treatment at the hospital, while several others sustained injuries due to the incident.

Regarding the collapse, Mungeli Collector Rahul Deo mentioned that site clearance is currently underway, after which the rescue operation will continue. He added that teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and rescue equipment are present at the site.

'Some workers were trapped after a silo structure of the smelting plant here collapsed yesterday. Right now, work is underway for site clearance, after which the rescue operation will continue. We have teams of SDRF and NDRF and rescue equipment here. After removing the silo structure, the rescue mission will get underway. If things are on our side, within 5–6 hours, we should be able to complete the work,' he said.

The rescue operation is ongoing to save the trapped workers.

Further updates are awaited. (ANI)