A poor man of Sundargarh district, who had gone to work as a labourer at Hosur in Tamil Nadu was allegedly killed three days ago.
He was found with his throat slit. The poor family after getting the shocking news from local police there, departed for Hosur on Wednesday evening. The DLC office, Rourkela has written to the Sundargarh Collector for providing financial assistance to the poor family of the deceased labourer.
The deceased was identified as Sibu Gargai (45) of modern India School slum area under Tangarpalli police station.
Sibu went to Hosur in Tamilnadu during the month of November last, through one of his friends who was earlier working there, to work there. Sibu was working in a motor spare parts shop. On Monday night (February 10) at around 8 pm, Sibu had talked to his wife and other members of his family.
On Tuesday at around 11.30 am, Hosur police dialed Sibu’s wife and informed her that they had got a body. Police sent photo of the recovered body to Sibu’s sister's mobile and asked them to identify.
After family of Sibu identified him, the police told them to go there to receive the body.
The police there told that six persons had been arrested, for killing Sibu and the case was under investigation.
District Labour Officer (DLO), Rourkela, Pranab Kumar Patra directed ALO SK Sethy to inquire the matter.
“We have written to the Collector, Sundargarh, for providing financial assistance to the family of the deceased to bring his body here,” said Rourkela DLO Pranab Kumar Patra.