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India: Police in Madhya Pradesh have arrested the head of human resources of a cement producer in connection with the killing of trade union leader. The victim, Manish Shukla, worked at a cement plant in Maihar in the district of Satna. The Times of India newspaper has reported that Shukla was fatally wounded in a knife attack by three men on 19 September 2022. His killing sparked protests outside the Maihar police station, in which other cement plant workers reportedly participated.

Maihar is the location of cement plants belonging to KJS Cement, Birla Corporation subsidiary RCCPL and Aditya Birla subsidiary UltraTech Cement.