Man Beheads Driver In Bihar Market, Accused Beaten To Death By Locals

Last Updated:April 10, 2026, 08:14 IST

The bodies of both the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination. “Further investigations are on,” the senior officer added.

When police began a probe into the matter, they discovered his mother, Satnam, lying dead in another flat in the same building.(Representative image)

A shocking incident unfolded in north Bihar’s Forbesganj town on Thursday where a man allegedly beheaded a van driver in broad daylight, triggering panic among locals. The accused was later beaten to death by an angry mob before police could intervene.

According to the police, the deceased have been identified as van driver Nabi Hussain (42) and Ravi Chauhan (30).

The incident took place in the morning when Nabi Hussain, who drove a pick-up vehicle, had a quarrel with Ravi Chauhan.

Jitendra Kumar, superintendent of police (SP), Araria district, which is headquartered at Forbesganj, said, “Chauhan used to sell sattu (roasted gram flour) at a local market where he picked up a quarrel with Hussain and attacked him with a dagger, which police have seized.” After this Chauhan left Hussain’s beheaded body on the road and fled, police said.

SP Kumar said that after Chauhan attacked Hussain, bystanders overpowered and assaulted him until a police team reached the spot and rescued him. He was taken to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

“Onlookers caught hold of Chauhan and thrashed him until he was rescued by a police party, which rushed to the spot upon hearing about the incident. Chauhan was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries,” the SP said.

The bodies of both the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination. “Further investigations are on,” the senior officer added.

Police Probe Multiple Angles

Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Mukesh Kumar Saha said police have begun investigating the incident from multiple angles, including the possibility of a parking dispute. He added that security has been tightened and additional forces deployed to prevent any escalation.

“As the incident involves two different communities, the matter is serious,” another police officer said, requesting anonymity.

Citing local residents, the officer said there was allegedly a dispute between Chauhan and Hussain over an affair and the vendor killed the driver in a fit of rage.

Tejashwi Yadav Reacts

Images of Hussain’s severed head lying on the road, reportedly filmed by onlookers on their phones, were widely circulated on social media.

Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, shared a purported image related to the incident on X and criticised the state government over what he called the “horrific state of affairs” in Bihar, describing the NDA rule as “a messed-up regime.”

“A man publicly slit another man’s throat right in the middle of the market and roamed around with his severed head amidst hundreds of people. Later, the family of the deceased murdered the killer in turn,” the RJD leader alleged. “This incident shows the degraded state of the law-and-order situation in Bihar. While the ruling coalition leaders are engrossed in the game of musical chairs for the ‘CM seat’, incidents of loot, murder, and rape are rising every day in Bihar.”

(With inputs from PTI)

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