M.P.: Labourer's hand chopped off after he asked for pending wages; three held
The Hindu
The condition of the victim, however, is critical due to excessive blood loss, he said quoting doctors
A 45-year-old labourer's hand was chopped off allegedly by his employer when he asked for his pending wages in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, an official said on November 21, adding three persons were arrested.
The incident occurred at Dolmau village under the Sirmaur police station, about 40 km away from the Rewa district headquarters, on November 20, police said.
The victim, Ashok Saket, who belongs to Scheduled Caste, had earlier worked as a labourer in construction work for one Ganesh Mishra in Dolmau village, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shiv Kumar Verma said, adding that Mr. Mishra was allegedly dilly-dallying paying the pending wages.