Our Correspondent

Phagwara, October 20

Just a day before the byelections here, a Bihari migrant labourer was reportedly murdered by some unknown assailants at Mauli village in Phagwara sub-division on Saturday evening.

The deceased, identified as Kala Nand (35), is a father of three kids and a resident of Bihar’s Punia village,

When contacted, Kapurthala Senior SP Satinder Singh said the deceased was assaulted with bricks and his body, lying in a pool of blood, was found in an open place this morning.

The police cited personal enmity as one of the possible reasons behind the murder.

Satnampura police have registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC. The body was handed over to the kin after autopsy, which was conducted in the Civil Hospital here today. Later, hundreds of migrants attended his funeral. Further probe is under way.