Maruti arson: defence says charges against workers 'contradictory'

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Concluding her arguments in connection with 13 of the accused in the Maruti violence case at a lower court here, senior advocate Rebecca John on Friday said that there was contradiction in charges levelled against the accused and also alleged a "nexus" between the police and the Maruti company. Seeking to demolish the charges invoked against the 13 accused represented by her, Ms. John pointed out that Section 149 (unlawful assembly) and Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code were "inherently incompatible" and could not be put together.