Indian Director in court

Lakhiani Jag-Dish, 58 year-old Indian Managing Director of Blow Plast Industry Limited, a plastic manufacturing firm in Accra, on Monday appeared before an Accra Community Tribunal charged with assaulting his worker, John Antwi.

According to The Ghanaian Times, he pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted self-cognisance bail to appear again on October 8.

Prosecuting, Police Inspector E.Y. Frimpong told the tribunal, presided over by Mrs Elizabeth Adusei, that at about 5.30 pm on August 20, the accused visited the factory at South Industrial Area in Accra, to see the progress of work.

At the factory, Lakhiani saw Antwi adding two rolls of high density plastic to a consignment meant for Kumasi but which was not part of the original consignment.

Lakhiani, without finding out the truth in Antwi’s explanation for the reason why he packed the items there, became furious and slapped him (Antwi) on the cheek and kicked him in the groin.

Later, Antwi made a report to the police and a medical report was issued to him to receive medical attention.

Lakhiani’s case has been a subject of media attention since it came up last month. New Times Corporation, publishers of the Ghanaian Times last week dismissed one of its reporters who broke the story, for demanding five million cedis from the accused in exchange of killing the story.