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Police in eastern India are investigating the death of seven people after claims that they were burnt to death by local protesters.
Authorities reported that villagers who were demonstrating about dust and noise pollution caused by a stone crushing plant were responsible for the deaths.
The victims who included three owners of the plant and four of its employees were caught-up in an armed outburst that broke out in the remote Bandaguda village in Orissa state.
Since the crusher was set up a year ago on the village outskirts, about 250 miles (400 kilometers) from the state capital of Bhubaneswar there has been mounting tension over pollution issues.
Many in the region have complained that the facility is noisy and fills the air with dust as it smashes boulders and rocks for material used in making cement and other building materials.
There have also been complaints from workers at the plant who claim they are not paid on time or in full.
Originally posted by lokdog
Damn I thought the enviromental groups were bad in the USA. I think this is what happens when govt.'s wont regulate corporations and people have to take matters into there own hands. I bet this scares the hell out of the corporate big wigs.
Originally posted by lokdog
Damn I thought the enviromental groups were bad in the USA. I think this is what happens when govt.'s wont regulate corporations and people have to take matters into there own hands. I bet this scares the hell out of the corporate big wigs.