Tiff over fish curry ends in murder of migrant worker in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: A 24-year-old migrant worker from Chhattisgarh was allegedly stabbed by two of his colleagues at Nagole in the early hours of April 21. He succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital the same day. Police arrested the accused on Tuesday night and remanded them in judicial custody on Wednesday.
According to Nagole inspector A Surya Nayak, the deceased, Deviram, along with accused Mukesh and Yogesh, all natives of Chhattisgarh, were working at the mineral water plant of Veeraswamy in Nagole for the past few months. They were staying in a room nearby.
At 11.30pm on April 20, the trio started consuming alcohol in their room and purchased fish curry. "In an intoxicated condition, Deviram fed some fish curry to a stray dog and his co-workers raised an objection to that. At around 1.30am on April 21, an argument broke out between them. In a fit of rage, Mukesh and Yogesh picked up kitchen knives and stabbed Deviram twice in the stomach," the inspector said.
The accused ran out on to the street screaming for help and collapsed. Alerted by the locals, the Nagole police reached the spot and shifted the victim to Gandhi Hospital. While undergoing treatment, Deviram succumbed to injuries at 7.30am on April 21.
On the complaint of his employer, Veeraswamy, the Nagole police registered a murder case under Section 103 (1) of the BNS against the duo. "The accused was arrested from Nagole on Tuesday night. They were produced before the court on Wednesday and sent in judicial remand," the inspector said.