Five people have died under suspicious circumstances in Chhapra, Bihar. The first death was of Santosh Mahato in Mashrak last Wednesday (March 11, 2026) night. After this, one death occurred in Panapur last night (Thursday, March 12, 2026). About five people have died in this manner. The family members of some of them have talked about drinking alcohol. Although the administration is saying death due to disease.

According to the information, two people died in Panapur and three died in Mashrak. The deceased have been identified as Santosh Mahato (Mashrak), Raghuvar Mahato (Mashrak), Dharmendra Singh (Mashrak), Sukhal Nat (Panapur) and Dharmendra Rai (Panapur). Of these, the family members of Santosh Mahato have talked about drinking alcohol. Much information about the remaining dead has not been revealed yet.

What did the family members of Santosh Mahato say?

The administration is not talking about drinking alcohol, but the family members of Santosh Mahato have said a lot. Wife Lalmuni Devi said, “My husband came home at night, ate milk and bread and went to sleep. When he woke up in the morning, he said that he was having stomach ache and couldn’t even see with his eyes. He vomited four times. We immediately took him to the government hospital and referred him from there. While dying, he just kept saying that he couldn’t see anything with his eyes. During the treatment, Santosh had told about drinking alcohol. I have also mentioned this in the slip.”

Santosh Mahato’s nephew said, “We do not have complete information about how uncle died. On Tuesday, he had come home from somewhere after drinking alcohol. His health deteriorated in the night and he started vomiting continuously. He kept vomiting the whole night.”

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Mashrak’s SDPO Sanjay Kumar Sudhanshu said that no information has been received about death due to drinking alcohol. We are investigating the matter. At first glance, there is a possibility of death due to liver damage. It is said that Santosh Mahato, resident of Takht village of Mashrak police station area, was a painter by profession. Used to work as a labourer.

DPRO said- death due to disease

DPRO Ravindra Kumar told in this entire matter that according to the information that came to light during the investigation, the deceased Santosh Mahato had a dispute with his wife a few days ago. For this reason he was mentally disturbed. He had not even eaten food properly for the last three days. Death occurred due to illness. On the other hand, Madhaura Sub-Divisional Officer Nidhi Raj told that one person (Santosh Mahato) had died the night before yesterday. One person died in Panapur last night (Thursday).

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Amidst all the speculations going on in the politics of Bihar, Rural Development and Transport Minister Shravan Kumar while talking to ABP News in Chapra strongly attacked the opposition. He clearly said that those who are claiming that JDU MLAs are in touch with them, in fact their own MLAs are in touch with us.

‘Grand alliance has no issues’

Shravan Kumar said that at present the opposition in Bihar is completely dejected and disappointed. Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Grand Alliance do not have any concrete issue left, so they just want to remain in the headlines by spreading all kinds of rumours. He said that the elections in Bihar were held under the leadership of Nitish Kumar and the public has given him the mandate considering him as the center point.

Nitish Kumar will remain the Chief Minister – Shravan Kumar

The minister bluntly said that the people of Bihar want Nitish Kumar to remain the Chief Minister for the next 5 years and take Bihar forward on the path of development. He said that Nitish Kumar has started “7 Nishchay-3” and has set a target of making Bihar among the top-5 states of the country. Where Bihar has reached in the last 20 years is in front of everyone.

Counterattack on the claim ‘BJP will make Chief Minister’

On RJD spokesperson Shakti Yadav’s statement that BJP wants to remove Nitish Kumar and make him its Chief Minister, Shravan Kumar said that there is no truth in it. He reminded that even before the elections, similar claims were made that Nitish Kumar and JDU would be destroyed, but the public answered them all.

Not even a single JDU MLA broke down – Shravan Kumar

On RJD’s claim that many JDU MLAs are in touch with them. Shravan Kumar said that till date not even a single JDU MLA has defected. The opposite situation is that the opposition MLAs themselves are in touch with other parties. He sarcastically said that the opposition is saying such things only to increase its TRP.

On the question of Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar coming into politics, the minister said that his thinking about Bihar is good. The new generation should come into politics. The national president of the party has also said that Nishant should come forward, but it is up to him to decide when and how to start.

Reply to opposition on burqa issue

On the controversy over the Chief Minister removing the burqa from a doctor, Shravan Kumar said that the matter is being presented in a wrong manner. The Chief Minister wanted to inquire about your well being, but his voice was not coming clearly. He said that there is no comparison to the work that Nitish Kumar has done for the daughters. The large participation of women in education, police recruitment and government jobs is an example of this.