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Four Assam Migrant Workers Found Dead Near Bengaluru as Probe Points to Suffocation

Investigators point to accidental suffocation from stove fumes, pending forensic confirmation.

Overview

  • Police said the men were found in a rented room in Hoskote taluk by a fifth roommate.
  • All four worked at a nearby Coca-Cola warehouse on Bengaluru’s outskirts.
  • Prima facie findings suggest they cooked late with the room sealed and the stove left on, causing asphyxiation.
  • An unnatural-death case has been registered, with forensic and post-mortem examinations to determine the exact cause and check for intoxicants.
  • Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offered condolences, sought a thorough probe, and coordinated the return of the bodies to the state.