Boss killed in Indian workers protest

Updated September 24, 2008 11:15:51

Sacked workers in India have beaten to death the boss of the Italian company that laid them off.

The killing has been described by the country's government as a "warning for management."

The AFP news agency reports dozens of former employees at car parts maker Graziano Transmissioni have attacked chief executive Lalit Kishore Chaudhary, 47 in a meeting, which turned violent.

The meeting was to discuss a long-running labour dispute.

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