Five women members of the IUF-affiliated agricultural workers trade union PBKMS were arrested and beaten by police in April 2007 while peacefully protesting against the seizure of farmland in Singur, West Bengal. Following their arrest they were charged with attempted murder and assault. The lands were seized by the state government to be handed over to the India-headquartered transnational company, Tata Motors. [Bangla, English subtitles]
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