The death of an Adani Power plant worker at Badhaura in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday night sparked outrage among other workers on Saturday as they went on the rampage, damaging half a dozen vehicles, including those of the police, and setting fire in a part of the plant.
According to information, the worker, identified as Lallan Singh from Garhwa district of Jharkhand, died at the plant on Friday night after his health suddenly deteriorated.
On Saturday, other workers staged a protest, which soon turned violent. They also damaged and overturned factory vehicles and manhandled some of the staff members.
When the police arrived at the spot, the enraged workers damaged the police jeep as well and broke its windshield and window panes with wooden sticks. A part of the plant was also set on fire.
Officials from the district and police administrations rushed to the spot along with the senior management staff.
The administration has assured that the entire matter will be investigated, and the situation is being continuously monitored.
According to Collector Gaurav Bainal, as per preliminary information, the worker died of a heart attack. With the help of management and police, the body was sent to the Baidhan Trauma Centre for a post-mortem.