A 21-year-old migrant labourer was found dead at a plywood factory on Old Muvattupuzha Road in Perumbavoor on Sunday (September 13), in a suspected case of murder. The deceased was identified as Muhammed Jahid, a native of Muzaffarpur in Bihar.

His 23-year-old male colleague, also from Muzaffarpur, has been taken into custody by the Perumbavoor police in connection with the case. The police suspect that Jahid was fatally attacked by the man over personal enmity.

“Jahid was last seen sleeping at the factory in the early hours of Sunday after a night shift. His friends later went in search of him when he did not return from the factory. He was found lying between a set of plywood panels and a wall, with injuries on his forehead,” said Perumbavoor Inspector Manuraj G.P. Though Muhammed Jahid was rushed to the taluk hospital, he was declared dead on arrival.

The police said they took the suspect into custody based on CCTV footage and that he was being questioned. A post-mortem examination will be conducted on Monday (September 14), the police said.