Tanker lorry operators stage flash strike at Feroke in Kerala over alleged police inaction in arresting attacker
Tanker lorry operators in Kerala staged a flash strike to protest alleged police inaction regarding an attack on a crew member. The protesters demand the arrest of a suspect who damaged a vehicle, threatening an indefinite strike that could disrupt fuel supplies in northern districts.
Why it matters
Labor disputes involving essential services like fuel transport can have immediate economic impacts on regional supply chains and public infrastructure.
A section of tanker lorry operators resorted to a flash strike near the Indian Oil Corporation’s plant at Feroke in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Thursday alleging police inaction over arresting a motorcycle rider who attacked a tanker lorry and its crew at Thondayad on July 29.
The protesters complained that the Medical College police failed to register a First Information Report on time based on their petition and track the suspect who fled the scene immediately after the incident.
According to them, the motorcycle rider slashed the tanker lorry’s tyre with a knife alleging that its driver did not give him way on the highway during an overtaking attempt.
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