On January 6, 2025, a group of miners became trapped in an illegal coal mine in the Dima Hasao district of Assam, India.

[5] The mine has been determined to be an illegal operation, being previously leased by the Assam Mineral Development Corporation (AMDC) but has been abandoned 12 years ago.

The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said that the mine "prima facie appears to be an illegal one".

[7] Gaurav Gogoi, a Lok Sabha MP for Assam and a Congress leader on 11 January wrote to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the constitution of an SIT to probe the incident.

The Congress also has spoken about the alleged involvement of the Chief Executive member of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council, Debolal Gorsola and his wife in illegal mining activities.

This was done due to the role played by the government in allowing illegal mines to keep operating despite the previous order from the NGT to stop them.