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Chhattisgarh police to interrogate Chinese workers over chimney tragedy |
Chhattisgarh police would interrogate employees of Chinese firm SEPCO about the chimney collapse, which killed over 40 people in Korba district. "As far as our information goes 16 Chinese have returned and four Chinese workers are already
in the city. We will interrogate them regarding the incident as per our convenience,"
Ratanlal Dangi, Superintendent of Police Korba told reporters on Friday. Earlier,
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has asked the Chinese workers involved in the
chimney collapse case to stay back and face investigation. A large number of Chinese
employees, mostly engineers, had fled from Korba fearing that workers and even
locals will attack them after the chimney at the power plant site collapsed on
September 23. SEPCO, a China-based company was given the contract to construct
the thermal power planthe passport details were given to immigration authorities
at all the airports and ports with instructions to ensure that none of them leaves
the country The central government had issued lookout notices at all the exit
points against 89 Chinese engineers and workmen employed at the plant where the
accident took place. |
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