Bihar: Municipal Executive Officer beaten to death, wife accuses LJP (RV) MLA
Executive Officer (EO) of Dalmianagar Municipal Council, Vimal Kumar, was beaten to death in Bihar’s Aurangabad district late on Saturday night (August 1, 2026). The
Executive Officer (EO) of Dalmianagar Municipal Council, Vimal Kumar, was beaten to death in Bihar’s Aurangabad district late on Saturday night (August 1, 2026). The incident took place under Barun Police Station in Aurangabad, whereas Dalmianagar falls under Rohtas district. He was on his way to Patna from Dehri-on-Sone in Rohtas district when Vimal was attacked in a deserted area. The police have arrested Vimal’s driver Mithilesh Kumar in the case. After the attack, he was rushed to Narayan Medical College and Hospital in Jamuhar, Rohtas district, where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment. According to police sources, the driver has admitted his involvement in the murder during interrogation.
On August 2, 2026, Magadh Range Inspector General (IG) Vikas Vaibhav also inspected the crime spot and confirmed the arrest of the driver. He added that the driver repeatedly changed his statement during questioning, which deepened the police’s suspicions. Later, Aurangabad Police also issued a press statement stating, “Police have arrested one accused individual [the driver] involved in the incident.” Based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s family, an FIR has been registered under relevant sections at Barun Police Station (Case No. 312/26, dated August 2, 2026). “Acting on information provided by the arrested driver, a team of divers recovered the iron lever pipe used in the crime from the Patna-Barun-Baura canal located near the crime scene.
The arrested accused is being sent to judicial custody. The investigation into the case is ongoing,” Aurangabad Police wrote in the statement. Rohtas District Magistrate Deepak Kumar Mishra said that though the incident has taken place in Aurangabad, the investigation is being conducted in coordination with the Rohtas police. His family members and relatives gathered at his apartment in Gola Road in Danapur, Patna. Vimal is survived by his wife, Babita Kumari, and their two minor children — Vaibhavi Vimal (7) and Vivan (5). His wife accused Rajiv Ranjan Sing alias Sonu Singh, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram-Vilas) MLA of Dehri-on-Sone, of being behind his murder. Ms. Kumari said that the MLA used to call her husband every day and demand ₹25 lakh to ₹50 lakh.
“Dehri MLA used to repeatedly call and demand ₹50 lakh to ₹25 lakh. He used to ask my husband to visit his home; last time he had called my husband on July 29, 2026 as well. My husband used to say that he had not done anything wrong, so from where would he get that much money? Whenever the MLA spoke, my husband would simply say, ‘Yes, sir; yes, sir.’ He kept pressuring him to pay the ₹50 lakh, and now he has been murdered,” Ms. Kumari said.
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