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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 34-year-old Bengali migrant worker, who was thrashed by a mob in Kerala 's Kollam district last month over suspicion of theft, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday. This was followed by a heated altercation between Roy and the people, which ended in Roy being thrashed," Anchal circle inspector T Sathikumar said.Roy was taken to a hospital and discharged the next day. "During questioning, Roy's friend fled, which increased the mob's suspicion. He died on the way there, cops said. The postmortem report on Monday confirmed the assault as the cause of death.On June 24, Manik Roy and his friend were heading back after buying a hen, when a group of residents from Anchal village - led by one Sasidhara Kurup and Asif - intercepted them.Since poultry theft is rampant in the area, the group questioned them..