Cop accused of entering woman's home with wrong intent, kills villager when cornered
A police officer allegedly caught inside a woman's house opened fire at villagers with his service revolver while attempting to escape in Bihar's Madhubani district, killing a 50-year-old man and injuring three others, police said.
The incident took place around 1 am on Tuesday in Balirajgarh village in Madhubani. The accused Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), identified as Chandra Mohan Singh, was posted at a police picket set up to guard the Balirajgarh mining site.
According to the district police, the ASI was allegedly found inside a woman's house by villagers, who surrounded the house and locked him in a room. As they tried to catch him, the officer allegedly fired four rounds from his service revolver while attempting to escape and fled the spot.
The firing left four people injured. Fifty-year-old Ashok Yadav later succumbed to his injuries at a government hospital, while three others are undergoing treatment. Their condition was reported to be critical.
According to Madhubani SSP Yogendra Kumar, the accused officer frequently visited the house in Balirajgarh village to collect certain belongings.
He allegedly entered the house again on Monday night with wrong intentions. Some villagers reportedly spotted him entering the house and raised an alarm, following which others gathered and surrounded the premises in an attempt to catch him.
Finding himself cornered, the ASI allegedly opened fire with his service revolver before fleeing.
Confirming the incident, SSP Yogendra Kumar said the officer had fired three to four rounds in the village, killing Ashok Yadav and injuring three others.
The injured were taken to the Sadar Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
The district police said a team reached the spot soon after receiving information about the firing and shifted the injured to hospital.
The accused ASI has been suspended, and a murder case has been registered against him. Police are searching for the absconding officer.TEJASHWI YADAV TARGETS BIHAR GOVERNMENT
The incident triggered a political reaction, with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav attacking the Bihar government and accusing the police force of turning into perpetrators of crime.
In a post on X, Yadav alleged that ASI Chandra Mohan Singh entered a woman's house with the intention of raping her and opened fire when her family members and others resisted.! ASI ASI 2 7 , , , DM/SP - #Bihar #Crime #Madhubaniβ Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) November 3, 2026
He claimed that Ashok Yadav and Phulo Devi were killed on the spot, while two others were in a critical condition.
Yadav also accused the state government of failing to act against police personnel involved in criminal incidents. Referring to other alleged cases of custodial deaths and killings involving police personnel, he said the police had become criminals under the present government.
He further questioned why senior district officials, including the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, had not been transferred despite repeated incidents of alleged police violence in Madhubani.- EndsWith inputs from Amit Ranjan and PTI
