Alappuzha: A migrant worker was found stabbed to death at Haripad here on Saturday night. The deceased is West Bengal's Malda native Om Prakash (42) who was running a fish stall at Danapady here. Police took another migrant worker into custody after suspecting his involvement in the crime.
Om Prakash was found dead on a road in front of a bar here. Police have started examining CCTV visuals of the area to identify the culprit.
Manorama News reported that Om Prakash had a quarrel about payment with some migrant workers who reached his shop to buy fish. Though the customers claimed that they had paid money through Google Pay, Prakash didn't receive it. Following this, an argument broke out between them and one of the customers stabbed the fish seller with a knife.
This is the second death of a guest worker in Kerala reported in April. Ashok Das (32) from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly chased down, tied to a pole and beaten to death in Muvattupuzha on April 4. After confirming Ashok's death as a case of mob lynching, police arrested 10 persons after slapping murder charges against them.
