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Tarn Taran youth among 8 trapped in Telangana tunnel collapse
Baljit Singh
Tarn Taran (Punjab), February 24, 2025: Tarn Taran youth is among 8 people trapped in the Telangana tunnel collapse. The resident is identified as Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Cheema Kala village in Tarn Taran.
Gurpreet's family and villagers are praying for his safety. Gurpreet's wife Rajwinder Kaur and his two daughters are crying inconsolably. On one hand, Rajwinder is worried about her husband's safety and on the other hand, she is also worried about her daughter's future.
Gurpreet Singh's relatives and villagers are reaching his house to console the family. Gurpreet Singh's two daughters, wife, and elderly grandmother are dependent on him.
The entire household runs on his earnings. Rajwinder Kaur said that her husband worked as a machine operator in a construction company for 20 years and has been working as a cutter in the Shailam tunnel for the last few days.
On Saturday, an employee of the company called him and told him that Gurpreet Singh and his colleagues were working in the tunnel when suddenly the roof of the tunnel collapsed. After which 8 people working in the tunnel including Gurpreet Singh are missing and rescue work is going on to find them.