A migrant worker from Chhattisgarh, Ramnarayan Baghel, was fatally injured in Palakkad, Kerala, on December 17. Baghel, who had arrived in Kerala two days prior, was walking through a village when he was attacked by a group of villagers. The incident occurred in an area where migrant workers are crucial to the economy and human-animal conflict is a noted local concern. The attack unfolded as Baghel walked down a secluded road, with villagers gathering and recording the event on their phones.