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Migrant Mason Murdered with Shovel over Three Thousand Rupees in Himachal, One Arrested
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News18•16-10-2026, 12:09
Migrant Mason Murdered with Shovel over Three Thousand Rupees in Himachal, One Arrested
- •Digvijay alias Ganguly, a migrant mason, was beaten to death with a shovel in the Nadaun area of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- •Preliminary investigations revealed the murder was triggered by a financial dispute involving a mere three thousand rupees.
- •The victim and his two assistant laborers had consumed alcohol together on Tuesday night before an argument escalated into the fatal attack.
- •Police have arrested local resident Surjit, while the second accused, Santosh from Madhubani, Bihar, is currently absconding.
- •The blood-stained shovel used in the crime has been recovered, and forensic teams have gathered crucial evidence from the scene.
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Digvijay was beaten to death with a shovel following a financial dispute over a transaction of just three thousand rupees.
The police arrested local resident Surjit, while the second accused, Santosh from Madhubani, Bihar, is currently absconding.
On Wednesday evening, people walking past to watch Ramlila noticed light in a desolate mud house and saw the victim's blood-soaked body in the veranda.
