At least two women died and more than a dozen others were hospitalised due to a 'poisonous gas leak' in Jharkhand’s Kenduadih area of Dhanbad district, according to reports.

Protests have since erupted as authorities search for the source and cause of the leak.

ANI reported that deaths of Priyanka Devi and Lalita Devi, one on Wednesday (December 3) evening and the other on early Thursday, have heightened fear among residents. While locals blame ‘gas exposure,’ officials say the exact cause will be determined only after post-mortem reports are released.

Twelve people have also fallen sick after “carbon monoxide” leaked from such mines in different places of Kenduadih Basti in the district, said the officials.

Villagers protest

Tensions flared on Thursday morning as villagers blocked t

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