Noida: Police on Wednesday secured the custody remand of three women, arrested for their alleged involvement in instigating the Noida workers’ protest along with other suspects that turned violent on April 13.
The women were apprehended two days before the protests turned violent, said officials.
“On Wednesday, we got the police custody remand of three women for their involvement in instigating the Noida workers’ protest,” said Rajeev Narayan Mishra, additional commissioner of police, Gautam Budh Nagar (Addl.CP) (Law and Order).
“Apart from this, we will also apply for police remand of other suspects arrested so far. We have also started identifying those who vandalised public property on April 13. Faces of more than 24 people (Check) are being recognised through CCTV cameras, and efforts are underway to trace them,” said Mishra.
Police said they have arrested seven people — four men and three women – till Wednesday afternoon for their alleged involvement in instigating the workers’ protest “systematically”, and efforts are underway to nab more. Apart from these, 62 people were arrested for vandalism across the Gautam Budh Nagar district.
The factory workers’ protest began on April 10 in the Phase 2 area after the Haryana government increased the salaries of unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers by 35 per cent. For three days, from April 10 to 12, the protest remained on a low scale. But on April 13, it suddenly turned violent, during which over 100 factories were vandalised and vehicles were torched across the district.