The motive behind the incident is not known yet. A police team has reached the spot and launched an investigation. According to the police statement, there is a hole in Sanjivan Singh's head. The report stated the police suspected that he was shot dead. The police said the postmortem examination will determine the manner and time of death.

Family members of the victims said the murderers slit the throats of the victims in their sleep.

Locals said that the murders were the result of some old enmity. Locals also said the murderers also poured acid on the bodies of all the victims. However, the police are yet to confirm this. 

Back-To-Back Murders In Bihar

A similar incident came to light in Darbhanga on July 15 last month, wherein the father of Vikassheel Insaan Party's national president Mukesh Sahni was murdered with a sharp weapon while he was sleeping. His mutilated body was found in the house. The incident sparked a massive uproar as the Opposition slammed the government over the murder, alleging a breakdown of the law-and-order situation in the state.

In June, a 40-year-old man was shot dead by bike-borne miscreants on the Lohianagar railway bridge in Begusarai.

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(With inputs from Dhananjay.)