Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Gurgaon factory violence: Contractor, 11 workers arrested

Gurgaon, March 21 (CNST): A labour contractor and 10 workers of an export
house were arrested Tuesday in connection with Mondays violence by
employees, police said, adding a court has sent them to judicial custody

On the complaint of Jagdish Bains, the production manager of Orient Craft,
a FIR has been lodged at Kherki Daula Police station against its workers of
Orient Craft on the charges of attempted murder, preventing government
officials from performing their duty, destroying public property and other
charges.

Police have arrested 10 workers. They were produced in Judicial Magistrate
1st class, Surya Chandre Kants court and were sent to 14 days of judicial
custody, said police officer Manoj Kumar.

The second FIR have been filed on the complaint of worker Rajesh Kumar
against contractor Harender Singh alias Lovely. The contractor was also
arrested and sent to judicial custody.

Workers of Orient Craft, Monday had turned violent, pelting stones at the
company premises while shouting slogans against the management and accusing
the contractor of assaulting them.

Along with the official vehicle of Assistant Commissioner of Police
(Trafic) Ravinder Tomar, a fire brigade truck were among the 35 vehicles
that were set ablaze by workers.

After dispute with workers over attendance, the contractor attacked three
workers with scissor. Later in the clash with police, 15 workers and two
policemen were injured.

Meanwhile, work at Orient Craft resumed Tuesday though the number of
workers present was low.

IANS

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