Seven people, including three engineers of Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL), were yesterday beaten up by workers of Shah Mokhdum Calendar & Mercerising Mills in Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj as supply of gas to the factory was disconnected.
Among the victims of beating were engineer Zahurul Haque, manager of Baghabari PGCL Unit; engineer Golam Morshed, the unit’s vigilance manager; sub assistant engineer Rubel Hassan, driver Anwarul Islam, lineman Abdul Aziz and Mozammel Haque. The rest one could not be identified immediately.
PGCL Managing Director Md Ali Hossain said supply of gas was discontinued as the factory authorities had been consuming more gas than they had been approved officially for long but when our staff went there and disconnected the supply, workers became irritated and misbehaved with them.
Apart from beating the PGCL men at the factory, angry workers also kept them in confinement from 2:30pm to 5:00pm. The situation, however, became normal when the PGCL staff reconnected the gas line.
“We are preparing to lodge a case with Shahzadpur Police Station in this connection,” PGCL Managing Director said.
When asked, Md Alhaz Haider Ali, owner of Shah Mokhdum Calendar & Mercerising Mills said the incident happened as the PGCL men came to the factory to disconnect gas supply without any prior notice.
Officer-in-charge of Shahzadpur Police Station said they were aware of the incident but no one had come to file any case till evening.
