IMT Manesar: 55 held for arson, vandalism at wage hike protest
Gurugram, April 11 -- A day after police booked several unidentified suspects for attacking personnel, damaging property, and indulging in arson and vandalism at IMT Manesar during protests over wage demands, at least 55 persons were arrested in all, according to officers.
While 11 male workers were held for allegedly attacking police, torching a police vehicle and damaging four more at two garment manufacturing and export factories on Thursday morning, 44 persons were arrested for vandalism at one of the four factories, after they were identified through CCTV camera footage, they said.
Deputy commissioner of police (Manesar) Prabina P said, "The charges against the 11 are of serious nature, including attempt to murder, and are non-bailable as per law. The 44 others, including 20 women, who have been arrested in the second case for vandalism at one of the four factories on which they had pelted stones and ransacked the premises after barging inside when the protests turned violent."
The 11 suspects arrested on attempt to murder charges for stone-pelting have lodged in 14-day judicial custody after being produced in court on Friday. Meanwhile, the court agreed to hear the bail pleas of the 35 other accused on Monday, until which they will also be lodged in judicial custody.
On Thursday, protests over wage demands turned violent, following which the police filed two FIRs-one on the complaint of management of the Richa Global Exports Private Limited in which police personnel were injured and a second on the complaint of the management of the Modelama Exports Private Limited, which suffered damages due to vandalism.
Assistant commissioner of police (Manesar) Virender Saini said that eight personnel were reportedly injured as of Thursday afternoon, but the injury count increased by late evening. "However, after law and order situation was brought under control, four more injured police personnel were taken to the hospital," he said.
Jai Bhagwan, general secretary, Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU), Haryana state committee, said they were extending legal support to the arrested workers....
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