The workers of Chenab Textile Mill in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district clashed with the police on Friday after their protest over non-payment of full wages turned violent. Several workers and cops were injured in clashes and subsequent lathicharge, officials said. Officials said the mob of workers turned violent and broke furniture, windows and other material and ransacked offices at the mill complex. In the clashes and the lathicharge, several workers and cops were injured, officials said adding that over two dozen people were detained. They have misunderstood that (other) staff have been given full payment and they were given very less amount," SSP Kathua Shailendra Kumar said.
Source: dna May 08, 2020 13:30 UTC