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31 Maruti staff convicted for 2012 factory violence

The riots began after a heated debate over disciplinary issue with an employee went out of control

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Press Trust of India Gurugram
A court in Gurgaon on Friday convicted 31 employees of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), including 13 on charges of murder, for the violence at the company's Maneser plant in August 2012.

Additional District and Sessions Judge R K Goyal also acquitted 117 MSIL employees. A total of 148 workers were arrested and charged with the murder of senior HR officer Awanish Kumar Dev.

The court sentenced 13 employees, holding top posts in MSIL workers' union, on charges of murder and attempt to murder besides rioting and other related offences.

The other 18 were convicted on charges

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