One of the family members of the man, who was beheaded by a mob in Darbhanga, reportedly rubbished the police’s claim and alleged that the incident of beheading, actually, happened over the naming of Modi chowk.
“What police is saying is wrong, the murder happened over the name of Modi chowk, there was no land dispute. Earlier also there have been skirmishes over the chowk name,” the family member told ANI.
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Victim’s son has also alleged his father was killed because of the naming of Modi chowk.
“The murder was due to me naming the chowk after Modi ji. There is absolutely no other reason. Police is misleading and even pressurizing my injured brother. I am now contemplating leaving this place,” said Tej Narayan Yadav.
The man, who lost his life, was the father of BJP leader Tej Narayan. Tej had named the chowk after Prime Minister Modi in December 2016.
Police, however, claimed that murder of 65-year-old Ramchandra Yadav late on Thursday night was the fallout of a “personal enmity”. The BJP activist, Kamlesh Yadav, also sustained injuries in the attack.
Kamlesh Yadav, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital, told reporters “a chowk (square) at our native village of Bhagavan in Sadar police station area had been named after Narendra Modi two years ago”.
“On Thursday, local RJD supporters, who had been opposed to naming of the square after Modi, tried to remove the plaque bearing the name of the square. When we protested, they said that the RJD’s victory in bypolls to one Lok Sabha and an assembly seat marked their party’s resurgence and hence they wanted to rename the square after Lalu Prasad,” Yadav alleged.
“The RJD supporters went away after we resolutely opposed them. However, in the night, a group of 20-25 persons came to hour house riding on motorcycles, attacked my father with a sword, severing his head,” Yadav, whose arm was slashed by a sword carried by the assailants, said.
