Guest worker beaten to death, probe on
On Tuesday, when both of them did not turn up for work, other workers went to the room and found Raja lying on the floor in a pool of blood
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CHENNAI: A guest worker was allegedly beaten to death by his co-worker in neighbouring Tiruvallur district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Raja (20) of Bihar.
Investigations revealed that the deceased was employed at a Biriyani outlet near Tiruvallur bus stand. Raja lived in a room near his workplace and share the room with a co-worker, Rohit Sharma.
On Tuesday, when both of them did not turn up for work, other workers went to the room and found Raja lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Police said that a dumbbell was lying next to the deceased and the co-worker had fled the room.
Police suspect Rohit to have attacked Raja with the dumbbell, murdering him. The body was moved to a government hospital for post mortem. A case has been registered and further investigations are on.
