Twenty-five labourers in Gurgaon were Saturday sent to police custody for indulging in vandalism and arson at a construction site in the the city on Friday, the police said.
The police also filed a criminal case against the contractors for not providing proper safety equipment to workers. “We have filed a criminal case against the officials of Larsen and Toubro (L&T) and Alufit for forcing labourers to work without providing safety equipment. We have also sent 25 workers to jail for vandalism and arson on Friday,” a police official said. Angered over the death of a co-worker Babul Hasan, 25, labourers at a construction site of L&T and Alufit had pelted stones at private vehicles and torched a police gypsy on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Haryana government has ordered an inquiry into the violence. A three-member team, led by joint director of industrial safety and health Ravi Yadav, will complete the inquiry and submit a report within three days.