In a single FIR under the SC/ST Act in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, all the Brahmins in the village have been named as accused. Apart from naming 70 Brahmins, the complaint also mentions around 100 to 150 unidentified persons. Complainant Ashrafi Paswan alleges that the entire village collectively attacked and harassed his family on 31st January.
Kusheshwar Asthan Ankit Choudhary has filed the FIR with various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. According to the police, the application has listed the entire Brahmin community of the village as accused. The matter has escallated to such an extent that all male brahmins have left the village due to fear of being attacked.
Those working in Delhi-Mumbai also became accused
Many of the people named as accused in this FIR have not lived in the village for years. Some work as labourers in major cities like Delhi and Mumbai, while others are employed in private companies. Their families say they were not present in the village at the time of the incident, yet their names have been included in the list of accused.
The villagers believe that the entire community has been targeted, not the people who are involved with the alleged incident, which is unfair. They also said that if a person is found guilty, he or she should be investigated individually, not the entire community.
The National Crime Investigation Bureau (NCIB), an NGO, has shared a copy of the FIR related to the case. NCIB works to raise awareness among citizens about the rights granted to them under the Constitution and the law. The organisation also said that many of the Brahmins mentioned in the FIR are migrant workers who reside outside the village and earn a living in Delhi and Mumbai to support their families.
बिहार के दरभंगा जिला में दर्ज इस अनोखी FIR में लिखे नामों को देखिए –
— NCIB Headquarters (@NCIBHQ) February 3, 2026
पूरे गांव में कोई भी ब्राह्मण नहीं छूटा –
सब पर SC/ ST ACT मे FIR हो गई, आरोप है कि पूरे गांव ने मिलकर सामूहिक शोषण किया।
एक FIR में जिला के हरिनगर गांव के सभी ब्राह्मण शोषणकर्ता, अताताई बना दिए, सब पर SC/ ST… pic.twitter.com/LaWp8pLglh
In a post on social media platform X, NCIB wrote, “An FIR has been registered against Brahmins, most of whom earn their livelihood by working as labourers in cities like Delhi and Mumbai to support their families.”
How did the dispute start, and what is the police’s stand?
According to the police and the complaint, the root of the dispute lies in an old financial disagreement. It is alleged that in 2015, Kailash Paswan constructed a house for Hemant Jha, a resident of Harinagar village, and around ₹2.5 lakh is still pending as payment. Repeated demands for the money reportedly led to growing tensions between the two sides. While Kailash alleged that Hemant owes him over ₹2.5 lakh, Hemant relected the claim, and asked him to show prove of the amount due by giving list of the works done.
It led to a panchayat meeting over the issue, but instead of resolving, the matter escalated due to heated exchange between the two sides. It is alleged that both sides threw abuses at each other, and the meeting ended without any resolution.
On the night of 31st January, the dispute turned violent. Sticks and other weapons were used, and more than 10 people, including women and a child, were injured. In the complaint, Ashrafi Paswan alleged that Hemant Jha, Shrinath Jha, Pankaj Jha, Omprakash Jha, Sumit Jha, and several others allegedly came to his home in connection with this dispute and attacked and injured family members.
The FIR claims that apart from 70 Brahmins named, around 100-150 people working together chased and attacked his family. It is alleged that the villagers were armed with sticks, iron rods, iron crowbars, sharp axes, sharp iron blades, bricks, stones, and other weapons, and that they shouted caste-based abuses.
As per the FIR, the villagers first chased the complainants his son, and when he reached his home, they barged in, forcibly dragged his son Vikram Paswan, and thrashed him using sticks and iron rods. After that other family members were attacked by Hemkant Jha, Omprakash Jha and Shrikant Jha, Paswan alleged.
He also added in the complaint that the attackers looted three tolas of gold jewelry, silver anklets, and ₹200,000 that he had saved for my granddaughter’s wedding. He added at the end, “they also looted the LCD TV, refrigerator, and mobile phones from my house. They completely destroyed the four motorcycles parked at my house. After that, they vandalised and looted my hotel in Belanchal. As they were leaving, they threatened, “We will not let any of you Dusadhs live in this village.”
So far, police have detained 12 people and begun questioning them as part of the investigation.
दरभंगा, बिहार.
— Neeraj Atri (@AtriNeeraj) February 5, 2026
पूरे गांव के ब्राह्मणों पर अभियोग.
प्रधान मंत्री "हिसाब चुकता" योजना प्रगति पर. pic.twitter.com/mZuQRozhmZ
In a video, villagers can be heard saying that Hemant Jha has made all the payments, there is nothing due, and Ashrafi Paswan is making false claims of unpaid amounts. They said that many of the villagers among the 70 Brahmins named in the FIR do not even live in the village, and were not present in the village when the alleged incident took place. They said that due to fear of being attack, all brahmins have left the village.
