India, Dec. 25 -- A migrant labourer from West Bengal was beaten to death by a group of unidentified assailants who accused him of being an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant in Sambalpur district on Wednesday night.

The deceased has been identified as Juel Sheikh (30), a daily wage labourer who had been working in the area.

The incident took place at a tea stall in Shanti Nagar area of the city. Sheikh had stopped at the stall after finishing his work for the day, along with three other migrant labourers.

A group of four to five unidentified persons arrived at the tea shop and confronted the labourers, accusing them of being illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. The assailants demanded identity documents from the group.

Though the labourers...