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Bihar: Man beheaded for naming town square ‘Narendra Modi chowk’, Sushil Modi denies claim

As per deputy CM Sushil Modi, the incident was a result of a land dispute.

Patna: A 70-year-old man was allegedly beheaded in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Friday. As per the claim of the family, the incident happened after he named a town square "Narendra Modi chowk". The deceased was the father of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tej Narayan. According to the family, the man was attacked by about 40-50 men with hockey sticks and swords and they belong to the opposition party RJD. As per Deputy CM Sushil Modi, the incident was a result of a land dispute. He said, "totally false that murder in Darbhanga case of naming Modi Chowk Case of a land dispute. Board was put long back, Murder has nothing to do with Board." DSP Darbhanga, Dilnvaj Ahamad, said “we reached the spot of the incident immediately & had arrested the culprits by night. We have recorded the statements of all the witnesses. In the brother's case, we have recorded his statement & are investigating the matter.” In a press release, police clarified that this indeed is a case of land dispute. In the state, the incident is now taking political overtones.
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