Al Guj: Three die after inhaling toxic gas at chemical plant

AHMEDABAD: Three workers died after inhaling toxic gas at a chemical processing unit in

Gujarat’s Mehsana district, the police said on Tuesday. The workers were transferring liquid sodium bromide into a tank on Monday when the incident took place, the police said. Langhnaj police in the district on Tuesday registered an FIR against factory owner and his business partner under section 304 (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code, said police sub-inspector S D Ratda. government told Parliament on Tuesday. In a written response, social justice minister Thaawarchand Gehlot said, “A scheme is being formulated for addressing the above, which includes skill upgradation. As of now there is no proposal for providing reservations to the transgender persons in education or jobs.”