A 42-year-old pickup van driver was beheaded allegedly by a roadside vendor, who was later beaten to death by local residents in Bihar’s Araria district on Thursday.
Nabi Hussain, the driver, had a quarrel with Ravi Chauhan (30) over a parking dispute, which turned violent.
Chauhan used a dagger to kill Hussain, leaving his beheaded body on the road, and fled.
Onlookers caught hold of Chauhan and thrashed him until he was rescued by a police party, which rushed to the spot upon hearing about the incident.
Chauhan was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
The bodies of both the deceased have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Police forces have been put on high alert and additional personnel have been deployed to avert further violence.
