Raghunath Bartade watched helplessly as his brother was dragged off the sand-mining boat, his leg tangled in the anchor rope and his arms flailing as he sank into the murky creek near Mumbai.
Moments earlier, Raghunath and Babban Bartade had been dredging sand by hand from the bottom of the creek — an often deadly trade that fuels the booming construction industry, and continues despite an official crackdown.
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“We found his body within minutes,” said Raghunath, adding that he has witnessed several drownings since he began mining sand 13 years ago.