September 24, 2008	Wednesday	Ramazan 23, 1429

NEW DELHI: Sacked employees beat to death the Indian head of an Italian industrial gear manufacturing company on Monday. Lalit Kishore Choudhary, the 47-year-old chief executive officer of Graziano Transmissioni India, died after sacked employees beat him up in the company’s office in Greater Noida, in Uttar Pradesh state, a senior officer said.

The confrontation followed a long industrial dispute at the factory, which led to the dismissal of hundreds of employees.

“The dismissed employees turned violent during a meeting with the management,” R.K Chaturvedi, a senior police officer said by telephone, adding that 63 people had been arrested.

Angry workers damaged office property and singled out Choudhary when he tried reason with the mob, he said.—Reuters