India court convicts 31 autoworkers in 2012 factory riots
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this Thursday, July 19, 2012, file photo, security guards stand near a burnt down reception block of Maruti Suzuki factory in Manesar, near New Delhi, India. A court in north India convicted 31 factory workers Friday for taking part in violence at a factory run by the country's largest automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki that led to the death of a manager, news reports said. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File) (The Associated Press)
Reports say 31 factory workers have been convicted in a north India court for taking part in violence at a factory run by the country's largest automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki that led to the death of a manager.
New Delhi Television station reported that another 117 men were acquitted of charges of criminal conspiracy and murder Friday. A dispute between workers and management at the factory in Manesar in Haryana state ended in rioting in 2012.
The subsidiary of Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. operates two factories in India.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The men have not been sentenced but could face life in prison.