Darbhanga, Mar 16: A 70-year-old man was attacked and beheaded by a group of 40-50 men in Darbhanga district of Bihar over naming of a chowk after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (March 15) evening. As per reports, the victim is the father of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, whose brother (Kamal Yadav) was also injured in the assault. The police have arrested four people so far in the case. Further investigation is on in the matter. BJP workers staged a protest in the town on Friday (March 16) demanding the arrest of all culprits apart from suspension of Sadar station incharge. Also Read - Without Comprehensive Reforms, UN Faces 'Crisis of Confidence': PM Modi

The deceased has been identified as Ramchandra Yadav, father of Tej Narayan Yadav who is BJP chief from Behala Panchayat. First, he was attacked on the head, then on the hand and lastly, he was beheaded by a sword. Also Read - Farm Bills Need of 21st Century, Says PM Modi; Assures Farmers on MSP

A chowk (square) located in Bhadaha village in Darbhanga was named after PM Modi in December 2016 by Tej Narayan . According to reports, another group wanted the chowk to be named after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad. Also Read - PM Modi Hails Passage of Farm Bills in Parliament, Calls it 'Watershed Moment in History of Indian Agriculture'

“Around 40-50 men came on 25-30 bikes with hockey sticks and swords. My father went to them to explain the situation, but was beheaded, they also tried to kill my brother,” the victim’s son said.

#Darbhanga (Bihar): Around 40-50 men came on 25-30 bikes with hockey sticks & swords. My father went to them to explain the situation, but was beheaded, they also tried to kill my brother: Son of 70-yr-old man who was beheaded for naming a chowk as Narendra Modi chowk pic.twitter.com/sVS5i65GKI — ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2018

Meanwhile, DSP Darbhanga Dilnvaj Ahamad informed, “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 and our investigating the matter.”