Thane: Protesters outside pharma company attack 7 individuals, 10 booked
Thane: A protest by a group of workers outside a pharmaceutical company in Thane district of Maharashtra, escalated into violence on Monday when they allegedly attacked individuals entering the factory, suspecting they were hired to replace them.
The incident took place around 12:30 pm in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area in Ambernath, resulting in injuries to seven people.
The protesting workers, who had been staging a sit-in outside the company's premises, reportedly grew agitated upon seeing a group of people enter the factory. The accused, suspecting that the people entering the company were hired to replace them, allegedly hit the victims and also attacked them with sticks. They chased away the victims and threatened them with dire consequences if they reported to work at the company, an official from Shivaji Nagar police station said.
The injured were treated at a local hospital, he said.
The reason for the protest was not specified, PTI reported.
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Based on a complaint by one of the victims, an FIR was registered on Monday against 10 persons under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 189(2) (unlawful assembly), 191(2) (rioting), 190 (offence committed in prosecution of common object), 118(1) and 118(2) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt) and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).
"As of now, no arrest has been made in connection with the incident. We are verifying the sequence of events and gathering further evidence to identify and apprehend the culprits," the official said.
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