Ludhiana, Aug. 14 -- A 55-year-old woman worker died after her dupatta got entangled in a running machine at a thread factory in Kanganwal on Friday morning, police said.

After the incident, family members of the victim, along with labour unions, placed the body on the national highway and staged a protest for 15 minutes, alleging safety lapses. The roadblock led to long queues of vehicles on both sides, disrupting traffic.

The deceased, Sanju Devi, had been working at the factory for the past four years.

According to her husband Lal Kishore Paswan, she was performing her routine duties at around 8 am when her dupatta got entangled in the machine.

She suffered severe injuries and died on the spot. Paswan accused the factory management...