Overview

• A demonstration at a Kattupalli workers’ dormitory turned confrontational as protesters pelted stones at officers, according to police.
• Police said additional forces were called in and mild force was used to disperse the crowd before officers entered the dormitory and detained rooftop protesters.
• More than 55 workers are being interrogated in connection with the unrest, a senior official said.
• The deceased, identified as 32-year-old Amaresh Prasad, was a contract worker at L&T Shipbuilding who died after a fall from a dormitory roof on September 1.
• His body was sent to Chennai Government Stanley Hospital for an autopsy, while colleagues demanded a full investigation and compensation for his family.