Jul 19, 2012, 10.09 AM IST

Maruti unrest: FIR against 50 workers, 20 arrested

One person died of burn injuries and sources say 85 others have been injured in a scuffle at Maruti's Manesar plant on Wednesday.

Source: IBNLive.com

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One person died of burn injuries and sources say 85 others have been injured in a scuffle at Maruti 's Manesar plant on Wednesday. Three company officials have been admitted to a hospital. Twenty workers have been arrested and more arrests are expected to follow. A case has also been registered against 50 workers for attempt to murder and damage to property.

The workers allegedly set property on fire and ransacked the premises. The dead body will be identified only after DNA tests are done. The Commissioner of Police told CNN-IBN that two shifts of workers are involved in the agitation.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has also promised stern action against the culprits. Work at the Manesar plant had to be stopped following the violence. The Gurgaon plant continued normally.

While reports say the scuffle was because of differences over wages, the company said, "The sequence of events began in the morning with a worker beating up a supervisor on the shop floor. The workers' union prevented the management from taking disciplinary action against the worker. They blocked the exit gates and held the executives hostage. To resolve the issue amicably, members of the senior management met the union. During the talks, the workers attacked the senior management."

Labour unrest is not a new phenomenon in Manesar plant which mainly produces Swift. The factory had witnessed three such instances last year causing a total production loss of about 83,000 units.

(With additional information from PTI)