Police custody for Maruti's Manesar plant union leaders

Ten office bearers of Maruti Suzuki Workers' Union (MSWU), including President Ram Meher and General Secretary Sarabjit Singh, who were arrested, have been sent to seven days police custody by a local judicial magistrate.

FP Archives|Dec 20, 2014, 10:53:53 IST

While producing them before the court of the magistrate, the police sought ten days custody alleging that they were the main accused in the violence at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant on 18 July in which one senior official was killed and 100 others were injured.

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The police said detailed interrogation of the arrested union leaders was required in order to get to the bottom of the violence and arson at the plant.

Those arrested from Hansi in Hisar district include Chief Patron Sandeep Dhillon, Vice-President Sohan Kumar, Cashier Suresh Kumar, Legal Advisor Ajmer Singh and Joint Secretary Pawan Kumar along with three executive members, Ram Vilas, Amarjeet and Pradeep Kumar.

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