Thiruvananthapuram: A Bengali migrant worker, who died in a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, had succumbed to the injuries he sustained upon being beaten by a group of people here last month for allegedly stealing a hen, police said on Monday.
The assault took place in Anchal, about 50km from here, on June 24, said a police officer.
According to police, 34-year-old Manik Roy, who had been working and living in Anchal for the past few years, was walking home carrying a hen when a group of people, mostly residents, claimed the hen had been stolen and started beating him.
Upon hearing his cries for help, a crowd gathered including a person who said he who had given Roy the hen. The assailants then ran away.
Roy was taken to a nearby hospital and when his condition worsened, they decided to move him to the Medical College hospital on July 13 but he died en route.
The medical report, released on Monday, showed that Roy died from being hit on the back of his head.
Anchal police said they have identified the attackers and are on the lookout for them.
