Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Noida police have arrested 136 people in connection with the attack on the Chief Executive Officer of a multinational in the National Capital Region on Monday.
While 13 of those arrested have been booked for murder, 63 have been charged with rioting.
Lalit Chaudhary, the CEO of Italian company Graziano, was allegedly bludgeoned to death by agitating workers who were dismissed a month ago.
A day after the shocking incident, questions are being raised about security in an area that’s becoming the country's crime zone.
Could the police have saved the Chaudhary’s life? Reports suggest just two policemen arrived, an hour after they were called by the plant employees.
Just six armed policemen were posted at the factory when the trouble started and reports have it the private securitymen at the plant had locked themselves inside.
There was no police officer to give orders in case of trouble and the agitating workers were not stopped despite a court injunction that they should not be allowed within 300 metres of the plant
Choudhary was allegedly attacked and beaten to death by a furious mob of workers who were fired two months ago and were protesting against their dismissal.
While police maintain the company was working at a solution when the situation went out of control, employees have other complaints.
“I called the police but they came after 45 minutes. Even when inspector came, there were only five constables,” says an employee.
SSP Noida RK Chaturvedi told CNN-IBN the SHO has been suspended. “Definitely the response was not fast enough we have suspended the concerned SHO. This was a sudden incident. It was a regular compromise meeting which went bad because of the contents of the apology letter. Over 125 people have been arrested. We have charged 63 people with rioting and murder. It was a sudden incident, neither they nor us was expecting trouble. We have provided security to all other firms also and to this one in earlier days,” he said.
The management of Oerlinkon Graziano has issued a statement on Choudhry's death, terming it a criminal action.
The statement says the police reached the spot only after the trouble-makers fled. Oerlikon Graziano's CEO Marcello Lamberto, in an official statement released by the company from Italy, said, "This is by no means a regular labour conflict but is truly criminal action. Oerlikon Group is close to the family of Mr Chaudhary in this terrible moment and it should be noted that we obtained court order that the striking employees should stay beyond 300 m away from the factory."
Meanwhile, Confederation of Indian Industries has condemned LK Chaudhary's killing.
Chairman of northern region, CII Salil Singhal said, “It is tragic, unwanted and gory act of violence and we strongly condemn the actions which led to Mr L K Chaudhary's death. Such instances of industrial violence cannot be a solution to any problem and must not be tolerated".
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