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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Feb 11: A migrant worker of north Karnataka origin was done to death with a hoe. The murder happened at Vidyanagara on Achchada Road near Katapady in the taluk late night on Saturday February 10.
The body of the worker was found lying on a heap of sand by some locals on Sunday morning. They then conveyed information about it to the police.
A hoe that was supposedly used to kill the man, and a sachet of curd that perhaps was being taken for dinner, were found lying by the side of the mortal remains of the worker.
The identity of the man remains a mystery as local people do not know him. The police have summoned workers of north Karnataka origin living in the area in an effort to establish his identity.
Police personnel of Katapady outpost rushed to the spot and undertook investigation.