Tamil Nadu Worker Who Wanted To Return To India From Kuwait Shot Dead By Employer

In the last call to his wife, deceased Muthukumaran had informed that he was forced to work as a shepherd and he was finding it difficult to work in the desert. Hence, he wanted to return to India.

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Chennai: A man who went to Sabah Al-Ahmad city in Kuwait to work as domestic help was shot dead by his employer within four days of joining duty. The deceased person's family members have sought help from the Indian Embassy and authorities to bring back the body.

According to a report on the Times of India, R Muthukumaran of Lakshmangudi in Tiruvarur left for Kuwait through a manpower agency to work as domestic help. However, in the last call to his wife, he had informed her that he was forced to work as a shepherd. 

On the third day of his work, Muthukumaran unable to perform his job had tried to contact Indian Embassy. However, the phone call led to a confrontation between Muthukumaran and his employer.

In a fit of rage, the employer shot Muthukumaran dead, said the report. 

A report on 'Ayman Mat News' said, a 24-year-old Kuwait citizen was arrested for torturing, beating and shooting to death a 30-year-old Indian worker. 

The accused shot the labourer with an air rifle inside a stable in the desert, said the report. 

According to his wife Vidhya, Muthukumaran's phone was not reachable from September 7. Vidhya said, a relative who works in Kuwait informed about the death of Muthukumaran on September 9. However, there is no official communication yet from the Indian authorities, said the report on Times of India. 

She said that her husband went to Kuwait through a Hyderbad-based manpower firm. Upon reaching, he was handed over to some other men by a woman named Mohana to work as a shepherd. However, he found it difficult to work in the desert from day one and wanted to return. 

Hence, Vidhya said that she contacted Mohanan but it went in vain. However, she said, 'Now I have lost my husband'.

Muthukumaran is survived by his wife and two sons. Muthukumaran was a D Pharm holder but he lost his job during the pandemic. So, he took to selling vegetables but the shop did not bear any fruit. So Muthukumaran decided to go aboard and arranged for the travel by borrowing Rs 1.5 lakh.