JAIPUR: Over 200 workers of a private cement company on Wednesday vandalised their office complex and vehicles under the Mundwa (Nagaur) police station demanding compensation for a worker who died while working last night.
The workers were demanding a compensation of Rs 15 lakh and job for the family member of the deceased. The angry workers burnt one ambulance and a dozen vehicles of senior managers.
The deceased has been identified as Vijendra Kumar who hailed from Bihar. Mundwa police station ASI Aidan Ram said Kumar complained of chest pain around midnight. “He was rushed to the hospital in the company campus where he died during treatment,” said Ram.
It is unclear to the police whether Kumar was a contractual worker or daily wager. The workers of the night shift informed about the death of Kumar to the morning shift employees. Soon the workers collectively demanded compensation for the deceased and called not to work till the demand was met at 8am. “Some miscreants among the workers started damaging the property and threatened the mangers of not working till they announce the compensation,” said Ram. Soon the numbers grew and they damaged whatever comes on their way, including an ambulance. “The workers resumed duty after the management conceded to their demands and the body after post-mortem was sent to Bihar,” said Ram. Ironically, the management of the cement factory didn’t file any complaint against their workers till the last report came. TOI called up the HR team of the company, but got no response.