Indian man assaulted and killed in Krabi

An Indian man was killed by another Indian citizen after he was assaulted by his co-worker’s wife while she was taking a bath yesterday (Aug 2) in Krabi.

The reenactment held this morning was led by Khao Panom Police Chief Col Kajit Kongprab. The attacker was 25 year old Indian, Prakart Natarang, who is a staff member of a biomass power plant in Khao Panom, Krabi.

36 year old Indian, Nagarajan Munaiyanti, an engineer at the plant was killed by Prakart. They had been working together at the same place.

Police were notified that the two men had been arguing and fighting at a worker’s house inside the power plant yesterday morning.

Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene to find Mr Munaiyanti had sustained serious head injuries and was still lying on the ground. He was taken to the Khao Panom Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Nearby where the body was found, an iron stick, about a metre long, was also found.

Col Kajit says, “By the time we arrived at the scene, Prakart had already contacted us to surrender himself. He admitted that he started to hit Mr Munaiyanti. He claims he was angry that Mr Munaiyanti has assaulted his wife while she was taking a bath after they were drinking after work. Prakart admitted to using the iron stick to hit Mr Munaiyanti. ”

Prakart has been charged with murder.