Muscat: A 50 year-old Indian worker was found murdered with his throat slit in Mutrah province on Tuesday, Royal Oman Police said.
The victim was found lying in a pool of blood in his apartment.
Robbery was believed to be the motive behind the murder, according to the police’s preliminary investigation. Two persons of Bangladeshi nationality were apprehended for interrogation, an official at Oman’s Police, told Gulf News.
They did not show up to work at a flour mill company, where the victim also worked.
The official added that the culprits were stalking the victim when he got back from work to his flat. “They were waiting for him near his residence,” said the official.
The accused pushed him inside his flat when he opened the door, then beat the victim and slit his throat after, explained the official.
Money was stolen from the victim.
The victim used to carry thousands of rials with him regularly.
The victim was identified as Sathyan, hailing from Thiruvanathapuram in the South Indian state of Kerala.
The deceased was working as a collection agent at a foodstuff company in Muscat.
In June, Six Omanis were arrested over the kidnapping, robbery and murder of a fuel station attendant in Sunainah province, according to an official at Oman’s police.
The official added that the culprits assaulted the victim when he was working at the fuel station at night. They stole more than 4,000 rials and they damaged CCTV cameras at the fuel station.
Last May, Five Omanis were arrested in two murder cases.
Three Omanis, including a woman, were arrested by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) over the murder of another national.
In another case, two Omanis were accused of murdering a compatriate in his fifties in Nakhal province.
Murder is rare in Oman. In 2015, only six murders were reported.
