Tea Workers Kill Owner Over Pay Disputes

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Workers at a tea plantation in eastern India have killed the owner during negotiations over a pay dispute.The owner of the Sonali tea estate in West Bengal, Rajesh Jhunjhunwala, was dragged out by a group of workers in the middle of the discussions, stabbed, hacked and battered to death.

Six tea garden workers have been arrested and raids are continuing to nab more suspects. There was considerable tension in the area, police sources said. -Times of India

Many workers in India's tea plantations are malnourished and poorly paid.

Several incidents of attacks on tea executives by workers have been reported in recent years.

It brought back chilling memories of yet another a tea plantation owner and his wife who were burned to death in the neighbouring state of Assam In 2012 - BBC

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