Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Gorakhpur man hacked to death in suspected revenge killing
A man named Shivkumar Tripathi was at a village feast when someone attacked him from behind with a sharp tool.
He was badly hurt, and villagers tried to rush him to the hospital in an autorickshaw.
On the way, the man who attacked him and his brother stopped the vehicle.
They pulled the injured man out and attacked him again until he died.
Police believe this happened because of an old family fight.
About a year earlier, the attacker's cousin was killed, and people from the victim's family were suspected in that case.
Police think the attack was revenge for that earlier killing.
Ten people have been taken in for questioning.
The victim's son is a lawyer, and other lawyers held a protest on the road asking for strong action.
Police are still investigating the exact motive.
Shivkumar Tripathi, a 52-year-old electricity department contractor, was hacked to death in Ahirauli village under Sikriganj police station area in Gorakhpur.
He was allegedly attacked from behind with a cleaver (banka) by Rahul Chaudhary while attending a funeral feast (brahm bhoj).
The accused and his brother Rohit allegedly intercepted the autorickshaw carrying Tripathi to hospital, dragged him 200 metres and attacked him with swords.
Police suspect the murder was an act of vengeance for the 2024 killing of the accused's cousin Adesh Chaudhary, in which Tripathi's family members were named as accused.
Three named accused and seven others have been detained, a case has been registered, and lawyers blocked the Gorakhpur-Maharajganj road demanding strict action.
- Who
- Shivkumar Tripathi, a 52-year-old electricity department contractor, was killed; Rahul Chaudhary and his brother Rohit Chaudhary are the accused.
- What
- Tripathi was attacked with a cleaver and swords and hacked to death in a suspected revenge murder.
- When
- The killing took place on Saturday; police said on Sunday that a case had been registered.
- Where
- Ahirauli village under Sikriganj police station area in Gorakhpur.
- Why
- Police suspect it was to avenge the 2024 killing of the accused's cousin Adesh Chaudhary, in which Tripathi's family members were named as accused.
- Victim
- Shivkumar Tripathi, 52, contractor for the electricity department
- Accused
- Rahul Chaudhary and his brother Rohit Chaudhary, residents of the same village
- Location
- Ahirauli village, Sikriganj police station area, Gorakhpur
- Possible motive
- Revenge for the 2024 murder of accused's cousin Adesh Chaudhary
- Persons detained
- Three named accused and seven others
- Case status
- Case registered; body sent for post-mortem
- Protest
- Lawyers blocked the Gorakhpur-Maharajganj road demanding strict action