Migrant worker found dead

“His body, with stab injuries, was found near a drainage on Kattukollai Street, the neighbourhood where he was staying,” an official said.

Based on the information, a police team rushed to spot and shifted the body to a government hospital for autopsy. An initial enquiry by the police indicated that the deceased was in a relationship with a widow in the area and it could have led to the murder.

“The woman was having an affair with another man from Odisha before she became friendly with Jagan Nathan,” the police said, adding that it looks like the killer escaped on a train after murdering him. Police sniffer dog ran till Gummidipoondi railway station counter, indicating that the killer had gone to the station after the murder.