A few workers, members of CITU, allegedly attacked three high-level officials of Lakhampur-based Everest company on August 24 following which seven persons including Karad and Pandey were arrested.
They were remanded to police custody till today.
Karad and Pandey were not present during the attack and they were "purposely instigated" into the case by being arrested, CITU president Narsayya Adam Adam today alleged while talking to mediapersons, after meeting Nashik Commissioner of Police Kulwant Kumar.
The workers of Everest plant in Dindori tehsil of Nashik district are on an indefinite strike, demanding increase in wages, since November.
A meeting between Deputy Labour Commissioner, Dr Karad, Pandey, and company officials -- general manager K K Rameshan, assistant manager Durga Prasad Tiwari and Senior Manager Pradeep Deshpande -- was held on August 24 to work out a solution.
Workers attacked the officials when the meeting got over and they were leaving.
Adam said he met the workers in custody who said they "were not instructed by Karad" to attack company officials and that they attacked in anger after out of frustration of their demands not being considered.
Meanwhile, the office bearers of Nashik Industries and Manufacturers Association (NIMA) had a meeting here yesterday, where it was decided not to hold any talks with CITU in future as due to two-day workers strike over the arrest of CITU workers, the industries suffered losses worth Rs 100 crore, former NIMA president Dhananjay Bele said.
