Patna: A police constable from Jharkhand has been murdered in his native village in Bihar in a killing investigators say was orchestrated by his own son, allegedly motivated by a bid to secure a government job and gain control of family property.
Pashupatinath Tiwari, around 60, who served as a driver with the Jharkhand police and was due to retire in January 2026, was found dead at his home in Bhagwatpur village in Bhojpur district on December 20. His throat had been slit while he slept on the verandah, and one of his thumbs had been severed.
After five days of investigation, police arrested Tiwari’s son, Vishal Tiwari, and his friend Mohammad Zishan Ahmed Jilani, saying the two had planned and carried out the killing together.
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According to investigators, Tiwari had returned to his village on leave in December. On the night of December 19, he was attacked in the early hours after the accused allegedly travelled from Hazaribagh on a motorcycle. Police said the two climbed into the house using a nearby tree and assaulted the constable with a knife before fleeing the scene.
Officers said the suspects later disposed of the knife and gloves in the Son River near the Sahar bridge while returning towards Hazaribagh.
The case initially appeared to be an attack by unknown assailants. Tiwari’s wife lodged a first information report at Chandi police station against unidentified persons. However, the brutality of the killing and the mutilation of the body raised suspicions, prompting a deeper inquiry.
Investigators said the motive was linked to both employment and property. Vishal Tiwari, described by police as struggling with drug addiction and having a strained relationship with his father, allegedly believed that his father’s death before retirement would enable him to claim a compassionate government appointment. Police also said he feared his father might transfer land to his sister, prompting the extreme act of severing the thumb.
Senior officers said the victim had recently finalised an agreement to sell two bighas of land without informing his son, which had fuelled anger and resentment. During questioning, police claim Vishal admitted to having plotted to kill his father two years earlier by staging a motorcycle accident, a plan that failed. Investigators also alleged that he had contemplated harming his sister to gain sole control of the family property. Both accused remain in police custody as the investigation continues.
