IDUKKI: In a horrific incident, two migrant workers were hacked to death by their co-worker in Idukki on Sunday. It is learnt that a dispute over a loan of Rs 7000 led to the murders.

The deceased have been identified as Jams Marandi(28) and Sukhlal Marandi(43), both hailing from Godda district in Jharkhand. Police have arrested the killer named Sanjay Bakshi following a tussle. He had also attacked Vasanthi, wife of Sukhlal, and DySP NC Rajmohan who attempted to arrest him. Vasanthi, who was seriously injured, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kattappana.

According to sources, the incident happened at around 11 pm on Sunday after the three men got involved in a brawl over the money. All the three were working at a cardamom estate in Idukki.
While the police reached the area to arrest him, he attacked them with a machete which caused an injury to the DySP. He was later forcefully arrested by the police team.