Kalaburagi: Cement factory worker’s body dragged on road, viral video triggers outrage
Sedam: A disturbing incident at Shri Cement Company in Kodla village, Sedam taluk, Kalaburagi district, has sparked widespread outrage after a video surfaced showing factory staff dragging the body of a deceased worker on the road in a humiliating manner.
The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Chandansingh, a native of Bihar, who was employed at the factory. According to preliminary reports, he had gone to the restroom when he is suspected to have suffered a heart attack due to low blood pressure, resulting in his sudden death.
However, instead of handling the body with dignity, factory staff were allegedly seen dragging it on the road, an act that has drawn severe criticism. The video of the incident, which has now gone viral on social media, has fueled public anger, with many demanding strict action against the factory’s management for the inhumane treatment.
Local residents and workers have expressed outrage over the incident, questioning the company’s treatment of its employees and the lack of basic dignity even after death.
Meanwhile, the Sedam police have registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) case and launched an investigation.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
