Migrant labourer gets stuck in cotton heap, dies of asphyxiation in Khammam

The workers, with the help of a dozer dumped cotton bales at the same place where Madhav was sleeping, leading to his death due to suffocation

Khammam: A migrant labourer died, reportedly of asphyxiation, at a private ginning mill at Goll thanda in Tirumalayapalem mandal of Khammam district.

The labourer, Madhav Satwaji (20) of Maharashtra, was working at Sri Bhagyalakshi Ginning Mill at the thanda for the last few months. Unable to bear the extreme cold, Madhav slept in a heap of cotton at the mills’ warehouse on Tuesday night.

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In deep sleep, Madhav got stuck in the cotton heap. As cotton bales arrived at the mill early on Thursday, the workers, with the help of a dozer dumped the bales at the same place where Madhav was sleeping, leading to his death due to suffocation.

As Madhav was not found during the working hours, the staff searched for his whereabouts in the CCTV footage. After noticing that he was stuck in the heap of cotton, the staff took him out and rushed him to a hospital.

The doctors after examining him declared that he was already dead. The local SI Jagadish visited the spot along with staff. A case was registered and investigation was launched into the incident.