States »SoutPosted at: Nov 20 2021 5:03PM

Migrant worker from Assam found dead near airport

Chennai, Nov 20 (UNI) A 35-year-old man migrant worker from Assam,
who came to board a flight to Guwuhati, was found dead near the
departure terminal of the Chennai airport today morning.
Acting on information, airport police authorities rushed to the spot
and shifted the body to government hospital for autopsy.
Officials checked his personal baggage and identified him as Dipak
Paul, a construction worker from Assam. He has been working in the
city for the last two years.
In fact he should have boarded a flight to his native place yesterday
afternoon itself. When he came to the airport, he developed seizures
and fainted at the checking-in area.
He was administered first aid by the airport doctors and was shifted to
government hospital for treatment.
After changing his departure schedule, he once again came to the airport
today morning to board a flight to Guwuhati. However, he was found
unconscious near the toilet at the departure terminal.
He was shifted to Chromepet government hospital where doctors declared
him dead.
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