Violence in Gurugram after factory bus kills worker, police vehicles damaged

Violence erupted in Gurugram’s Sector 35 on Saturday after a bus of Padmini VNA company ran over a worker, killing him on the spot.

Angered over the incident, several employees of the automotive component manufacturer vandalised buses of the company and also damaged vehicles of the police personnel who reached the spot.

A police personnel was injured in the violence as the crowd went on a rampage. The situation was later brought under control.

#WATCH | Haryana: A police personnel was injured and several vehicles were damaged during a violence that erupted in Gurugram’s Sector 35 following a worker’s death after he was allegedly run over by a factory bus. pic.twitter.com/GPz8rowg9C — ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2024

The deceased worker has been identified as 24-year-old Monu Kumar of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Monu and several other employees of the company were brought to the Gurgaon office by bus for the morning shift.

Monu was standing behind the bus after he got down when the driver reversed the vehicle, resulting in his death. After the accident, the bus driver fled from the spot. The incident occurred at about 8.30 am.

Gurugram Police spokesperson Sandeep Kumar said a preliminary investigation revealed that the driver did not see the employee as he reversed the bus.

“Some anger was expressed by the employees of the company and the Gurugram Police immediately reached the spot and controlled the situation,” he said.

“The body of the deceased has been kept in the mortuary. Action will be taken as per rules after the post-mortem. So far, the police have registered a case under the sections of accidental death,” Sandeep Kumar further said.

However, the deceased’s relatives accused the bus driver of deliberately killing Monu. The relatives claimed that instead of arresting the accused, the police were harassing them.