India, April 10 -- 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, prompting additional deployment of police force as the incident involved members from different communities, senior officers said.

According to Jitendra Kumar, superintendent of police (SP), Araria district, which is headquartered at Forbesganj, the incident took place in the morning when Nabi Hussain, who drove a pickup vehicle, had a quarrel with Ravi Chauhan (30).

"Chauhan used to sell sattu (roasted gram flour) at a local market where he picked up a quarrel with Hussain and attacked him with a dagger, which police have seized," the SP said.

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