70-year-old beheaded for naming town square after Modi

A 70-year-old was reportedly beheaded by a group of 40 armed men in Darbhanga on Friday. The attack, as per the complaint of victim Ram Chandra Yadav's son Tej Narayan, took place following an altercation over naming of a town square after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The police, however, termed the incident as a case of personal enmity and cited the murder of Yadav's son two years ago to buttress their point.

According to Tej Narayan, his father, a die-hard Modi supporter, was explaining to the locals the rationale behind naming the roundabout 'Narendra Modi chowk'. "In the meantime, around 40 men, armed with sticks and swords, reached the spot. Following an altercation, the armed youth, mostly RJD supporters, beheaded my father," Tej told police.

"When my elder brother Kamal Dev tried to intervene, he was also brutally assaulted," Tej said.

Kamal Dev is recuperating at Darbhanga Medical College.

The district police, led by DSP Dilnawaz Ahmad, rushed to the incident site. "We are probing the matter from all angles," said the DSP. He said the history of personal enmity, particularly the case related to a land dispute, will also be looked into.

BJP supporters blocked the road following Yadav's killing. The blockade was lifted after police arrested some of the named accused.