Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Seven employees of a wire product factory allegedly consumed some poisonous substance in the Pardeshipura area on Thursday in protest against not being paid salary by the factory owner. The police said the employees first created a ruckus and manhandled the security guard and, then, consumed some substance. They alleged that the factory owner had not paid them salary for a few months and they were being shifted to another factory.
The seven people—named Jamunadhar Vishwakarma, Ravi Karediya, Devilal Karediya, Jitendra Dhamaniya, Rajesh Memoria, Deepak Singh and Shekhar—work in Ajmera Wire Company at Pardeshipura. On Thursday, they reached the factory and created a ruckus alleging that they were being shifted to a factory situated in the Banganga area by the owner despite not having been paid their salaries for a few months. The employees allegedly damaged the factory from outside and manhandled the security guard. After that, they consumed some substance. It is not clear what the substance was. But it was believed that they consumed soap water.
Shekhar (L), Ravi Karediya (M) and Jitendra Dhamaniya (R) | FP Photo
Jamunadhar Vishwakarma (L) and Devilal Karediya (R) | FP Photo
ACP (Pardeshipura) Bhupendra Singh said the workers had been admitted to MY Hospital for treatment. However, all of them are now stated to be out of danger. Their statements are being recorded and investigations into the case are on. The doctor’s report is awaited.
ACP Singh further said that Ravi Bafna, who runs the factory, informed the police that he had been running at a loss for more than eight months but he had, indeed, been paying salaries to the seven employees. He wanted to shift them to another factory at Banganga.
An employee of the factory told reporters that there were about 20 employees in the factory and they had been working there for more than 20 years. The factory owner is hiring new employees and these seven employees had been sent to another company.
