Thursday, March 3, 2011

India: Security Guards Stand by as Workers Burn to Death Manager

Source: BBC News

A senior manager of an Indian steel factory has been burnt to death in the eastern state of Orissa, allegedly by a group of workers. Correspondents say that the security guards at the company gates did not appear to have come to Mr Roy's rescue through they witnessed the incident.

Police said the workers stopped the vehicle carrying Mr Roy, doused it in petrol and set it on fire. The driver and another employee in the vehicle managed to flee.

The factory had recently suspended 25 workers, reports say.