Centre of Indian Trade Unions leaders in cop custody over attack on officials

NASHIK: The general secretary of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) DL Karad and leader RS Pande, along with six others, were remanded in police custody till Monday in connection with the attack on three officials of Dindori-based Everest Industries Limited on Friday. Meanwhile, the health of all the three officials injured was reported to be stable.
The other accused, who included , including the general secretary of CITU DL Karad, leader of CITU RS Pande along with Nitin Kale, Deepak Patil, Keshav Matere and others, were arrested late on Friday night. They were presented before the judicial magistrate first class.who remanded them to police custody.
According to the complaint lodged by one of the injured officials, PD Deshpande, on Friday, a meeting was scheduled between employees' union and management of Everest Industries at the office of deputy labour commissioner. Both parties left the premises on a positive note to meet on Monday. However, some employees, who were armed with knives, attacked Deshpande, RR Rameshan and DN Tiwari within the premises.
, said PD Deshpande in the police complaint lodged with Satpur police station.
An officer from CITU informed that in 2001, DL Karad along with nine others, had been convicted for the death of a worker of Navbharat Industries in 1997 during a union rivalry clash. The matter is still underway at the HC.
Hospital officials said, "Meanwhile, though the health of Deshpande was better than yesterday, the other two officials underwent surgery for the injuries they have received. "
Though all the three are in the ICU, the condition of Rameshan and Tiwari, who underwent surgery, is stable and monitored round the clock.
Industries to meet today
Industrial associations in Nashik are meeting on Monday to discuss the situation arising out of the violence and the bandh call given by CITU.
The call for strike is likely to affect at the most 10 percent of the companies in Satpur and Ambad industries are expected to be completely closed because of the strong foot hold of the employees there and at the same time the others may see part of the employees striking work due to the two-day strike call given by CITU.
The industrialists meanwhile have appealed to the employees to maintain peace and law and order situation in order to avoid escalation of the incident. "We are meeting at Nashik Industries Manufacturers' Association (NIMA) House at 11.30 am on Sunday to discuss the situation," immediate past president of NIMA, Dhananjay Bele said.