Brahmeshwar Singh

Shri Brahmeshwar Singh (13 March 1947 – 1 June 2012) also known as Brahmeshwar Mukhiya or Mukhiyaji, was head of a bihari militia functioning as a landlord group Ranvir Sena in Bihar, India. On 1 June 2012, he was killed by unidentified gunmen.

Ranvir Sena, arrest, and acquittal
Brahmeshwar MukhiyaJi was born in a Bhumihar family and later on became the leader of the Ranvir Sena soon after it was formed in 1994. MukhiyaJi was suspected of involvement in the killings of hundreds of naxalites who recruited people from poor and Dalit background. In 2002, Singh was arrested on "carnage" charges, for which he faced the possibility of life imprisonment. He spent nine years in jail awaiting trial and was released on bail and then later acquitted for insufficient evidence.

Politics
On 5 May 2012, Singh founded the Akhil Bharatiya Rashtravadi Kisan Sangathan, an organization that Singh said would assist farmers and other manual labourers.

Death
On 1 June 2012, Brahmeshwar Singh was on a morning walk near his home in Arrah, Bihar. Reportedly, around six armed men shot Singh several times. The assassination of MukhiyaJi resulted in public unrest and severe rioting. Several thousand people burnt the circuit house, Block Development Officer's office, and several government vehicles; damaged railway offices; and stopped the trains on the Howrah-Delhi route.Death of MukhiyaJi caused chaos in Bihar on a very large scale.