The mine is located in the hilly area of Dima Khasao district.
Mayank Kumar Jha, a senior police official in the district, told Reuters that the area was very “remote” and “difficult to access”.
Mine-related disasters are not uncommon in Northeast India.
In December 2018, at least 15 people were trapped in an illegal mine in the neighboring state of Meghalaya after it was flooded by water from a nearby river.
Five miners managed to escape, but the rescue of the rest continued until the first week of March next year. Only two bodies were found.
In January 2024, six workers died in a coal mine fire in the state of Nagaland.
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