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- A municipal council executive officer, Vimal Kumar of the Dehri-Dalmianagar Municipal Council in Bihar, died after allegedly being beaten by his driver while travelling from Dehri to Patna on Saturday evening.
- The incident occurred near Dhanauti Bridge in the Barun police station area, and the officer was declared dead while being taken to hospital.
- The driver, Mithilesh Kumar, first claimed the two were attacked by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants, but his account changed during questioning.
- Police say he eventually admitted to repeatedly hitting the officer with an iron pipe after an altercation over stopping for urination.
What to watch next
- Formal charges and arrest details against the driver, Mithilesh Kumar
- Any official probe into the driver's initial false account of motorcycle-borne assailants
- Whether the exact weapon (plumbing rod or iron pipe) and motive are confirmed in the police case record
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Named India · Barun police station · Rohas district · Vimal Kumar · Dehri-Dalmianagar Municipal Council · Mithilesh Kumar · Vikash Vaibhav
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