KKS members stage a protest at Marakumbi village in Belagavi district on Friday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Members of Kittur Karnataka Sene protested against the management of the Inamdar Sugar Factory at Markumbi village in Belagavi district and demanded immediate release of compensation to eight workers who died in an occupational accident recently.
As many as six workers and two officers died in the factory while trying to repair a boiler for concentrated sugar syrup. It is clear that the factory management did not implement adequate safety measures, they said.
They demanded that the workers be paid compensation of at least ₹1 million per person. They demanded that Inamdar Confectioneries and other factories in the district should implement all necessary safety measures in the workshop and premises. They urged management to train its workers in safety protocol before sending them to work.
The protesters alleged that even after so many days since the accident, none of the directors had come to meet the families of the deceased. Factory officers spoke to the protesters and assured them that their demands would be communicated to the management.
Leaders including Shivanand Kulkar, Sannagouda Sanganagoudar, Raju Bolannavar, Deepak Satoji, Shivanand Kurabet, Mallikarjun Baji, Abhishek Kalal, Somu Thotagi, Pakru Kuslapur and others were present.
Published – 16 Jan 2026 20:56 IST
