In Bhiwandi (Maharashtra), police have registered a case against two owners of a yarn processing company after the death of a 40-year-old worker. No arrest has been made so far.
As per media reports, the sad incident took place on 18 June when the worker allegedly slipped into a tank containing hot water at the unit. Though the worker was rushed to a hospital, he succumbed to his burn injuries on 26 June.
The police carried out a probe into the incident and registered a case against two owners of the unit under Indian Penal Code Sections 304-A (causing death by negligence), 287 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and other relevant provisions.
Bhiwandi is the leading textile and apparel manufacturing hub of India and it has lot of organised as well as unorganised units also.