UP: Labourer, 25, killed for asking Rs 300 as wages

MUZAFFARNAGAR

: A

labourer

, 25, was stabbed to death by his "friend" for demanding his day's wage of Rs 300.

The man identified as Salman Ahmed was stabbed "several times" with a sharp object by Shoyab, a mason, with whom he used to work as a labourer. The incident took place in

Mandwada village

under Budhana

police

station limits in UP's Muzaffarnagar district on Wednesday.

Ahmed's brother Dilshaad said, "Ahmed used to work with Shoyab. When Ahmed asked for his day's Rs 300 wage, Shoyab started arguing with him. He then, all of a sudden, grabbed a pair of scissors from a nearby barber shop and stabbed my brother several times."

The critically injured labourer was rushed to a local hospital from where he was referred to a higher medical facility in

Meerut

. Ahmed, however, died on the way.

After learning about the incident, police visited the village and started an investigation. Ahmed's body was sent for postmortem.

Deputy superintendent of police of

Budhana

GS Tripathi said, "A case has been registered against the accused at Budhana police station. The family of the deceased has filed a complaint. The matter is under investigation and action will be taken accordingly."

The accused fled the village after the incident. "We will nab the accused soon," police said.