Overview
- Gurugram police arrested 56 people on Friday, based on CCTV and viral videos, and a court sent them to judicial custody.
- The clashes on Thursday, after Section 163 orders banned gatherings, left at least 22 people injured and saw a police bike torched and factory offices ransacked.
- The protests spread from a strike at Honda’s Manesar plant to walkouts at up to 23 factories as contract workers said contractors withheld the raise and many still earn about ₹12,000 a month.
- State and district officials ordered immediate rollout of the roughly 35% minimum‑wage increase effective April 1 with tighter monitoring, and the Manesar DCP told companies to pay as notified and post wage rates on notice boards.
- Police patrols remain heavy under continuing restrictions as investigators review social‑media messages, in an industrial hub of about 3,000 factories where compliance could determine how fast operations normalize.