Indian man brutally beheaded in front of son, wife in Dallas: Reports

An Indian man has been brutally hacked to death and beheaded in front of his son and wife in Dallas, Texas by a Cuban man with an extensive criminal record, reports reveal.

Various American and Indian news outlets reported the development on Friday, naming the victim as 50-year-old motel manager Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah.

The murder, which had taken place on Wednesday, saw the attacker Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, chase Nagamallaiah after the latter told him through a female colleague not to run a “broken washing machine.”

Cobos-Martinez, who tows a drawn-out criminal record featuring “grand theft auto, carjacking, false imprisonment, and sexual indecency with a child,” was reportedly enraged after the victim asked the female colleague to translate his remarks for him rather than addressing Cobos-Martinez himself.

The assailant then chased Nagamallaiah, hacked him to death, kicked his severed head around, and then dumped the victim’s head in the trash.

Nagamallaiah’s wife and son rushed to the scene, but “were shoved aside,” the reports added, without clarifying how exactly they were prevented from intervening.

Upon committing the murder, the 37-year-old discarded the machete and walked some distance while holding Nagamallaiah’s cell phone and key card, which he had seized from the victim.

He was confronted by first responders after walking a short distance.

India’s Consulate in Houston has expressed “shock and grief,” stating, “We are in touch with the family and offering all possible assistance. The accused is in custody, and we are following the matter closely.”

‘Released by US officials despite criminal record’

According to the reports, Cobos-Martinez’s is of an illegal immigration status, with Cuban authorities having blocked his return due to his criminal record.

The Department of Homeland Security “confirmed Cobos-Martinez was previously released under the [Joe] Biden administration after Cuba refused to accept him,” the India Today news magazine wrote.

The murder conjured up memories of the extensive history of hate crimes and deadly aggression throughout the United States against foreign nationals or American citizens of foreign origin.

In 2022, an eight-month-old infant, her parents, and her uncle, all of Indian origin, were kidnapped from Merced County, California, and were later found dead.

In 2017, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an engineer from India, was shot and killed, while having dinner at a bar. He and his friend Alok Madasani were targeted by a white man shouting “get out of my country.”

In the late 1980s, a group calling themselves the “Dotbusters” would target Indian Americans, especially those wearing bindis, which mark Hindu women, with violent threats and assaults. Several attacks and some deaths were reported, turning the violent trend into a serious example of racially motivated hate violence.

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