Murder of Assam labourer: Body exhumed and buried in front of officials
Mudigere, September 21: Three labourers from Assam who were working in a coffee plantation, killed their fellow labourer for petty reasons and buried his body before fleeing to Assam.
Following this incident, Gonibeedu police brought the accused from Assam and exhumed the body in front of the officials, conducted postmortem and buried in the Mudigere town Khabaristan.
Four labourers from Assam have been working in the coffee plantation belonging to M.C. Dinesh at Devavrunda village. On September 7, they have got their wages from Dinesh and consumed liquor. They developed quarrel among themselves related to wage and when their clash reached peak, remaining three killed Matlab Ali (17) and buried the body and fled the village.
While going back to Assam, among three, Bilal (21) missed in the train and remaining two Vaidulla (20) and Mohidulla (20) reached their village. When Matlab Ali did not come along with those two, Ali parents enquired them. In the beginning, the accused said that Bilal and Ali missed in the train. Suspecting their behavior, Matlab Ali father Talibun and mother Muktabunnisa lodged a complaint in the local police station.
When the police arrested the two and interrogated them, they spilled the beans saying that Bilal was missing in the train, but they killed Matlab Ali in the coffee plantation and buried his body. Based on this, Assam police informed the Gonibeedu police who rushed to Assam and brought the accused back to Gonibeedu. PSI Rakesh and three other police visited Assam and brought the accused back. The police sources said that the accused and the victim belong to Uzagam village in Durang district in Assam.
The body was exhumed in front of the doctors and Ali’s parents. After the postmortem, the body was handed over to his parents. Social activist Fish Monu and his team helped the Ali’s parents to bury the body in the Khabaristan at Mudigere on Friday.
Tahsildar Padmanabha Shastry, CPI Jagadeesh, MGM hospital medical officer Dr. Santhosh, PSI Rakesh, and various officers from different departments were present while exhuming the body.
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96% of northeast migrants feel safe in Bengaluru: Study
Half of respondents say northeastern members are more united in B'luru than in their native place
Bengaluru: Amid ongoing allegations of discrimination against outsiders in Bengaluru based on language, a recent research by the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) has found that 96% of migrant workers from northeastern states feel safe in the city, describing it as a migrant-friendly place.
The research, as cited by Deccan Herald on Wednesday, aimed to document the experiences, challenges, and coping strategies of northeastern migrants living in Bengaluru. The study, titled "Gender and Identity: With Reference to the North-Eastern Migrants in Bengaluru," was authored by Dr Channamma Kambara and Dr Malini L. Tantri of ISEC. It surveyed 796 migrants from various northeastern states.
The migrants highlighted Bengaluru's job opportunities, good climate, and friendly, accommodative environment. They said the capital city offers safety and acceptance, with relatively low levels of discrimination and racism. Many expressed satisfaction with work culture, access to services, and food options.
Interestingly, the research found that 52% of respondents felt that there is greater unity among northeastern members in Bengaluru compared to their native states.
The study also revealed that a significant number of migrants, particularly women, showed a preference for settling down in Bengaluru.
However, about 28% of respondents reported facing subtle discrimination at the workplace, primarily linked to language barriers, pay disparity, gender bias, and religion.
"Nonetheless, the migrants also attend various cultural, social and festive events where they are not discriminated except that the migrants cannot follow the language and culture," the research noted.
