The police on Tuesday arrested the chief manager and a contractor of Rohit Ferrotech in Kalinga Nagar under the Jakhapura police station in Jajpur district on the charge of gross negligence leading to the death of a worker, said Jakhapura police station IIC Rajib lochan Panda.
On June 4, Saraju Khan (25) of West Bengal died while doing electric wielding work at a height of 30 feet in the blast furnace of the plant.He had not been provided safety jacket, belt and other lifesaving equipments, for which he was killed after falling from the blast furnace.
After an inquiry, the police arrested the plant’s chief manager Bhaskar Mukharjee and contractor Mukesh Singh under Section 304 (A) (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), police officer Panda said.