Six Co-Workers Arrested in Kerala Over Migrant’s Death After Phone Theft Claim

Overview

• Perumbavoor police recorded six arrests Wednesday after 25-year-old Assam native Nur Hussain died following a beating over a suspected phone theft.
• The assault happened at lodging shared by migrant workers employed at a nearby plywood factory in Kerala’s Ernakulam district.
• Officers said the group took Hussain to a local hospital, where he was declared dead, and hospital staff then alerted police.
• Police identified those arrested as Alauddin, Zakir Hussain, Habibuddin, Muzammil Haq, Hachen Ali and Minarul, all from Assam.
• Investigators say they are gathering details in a case that has renewed attention on safety and conflict resolution in crowded worker quarters.