Overview

• Police identified the victim as Mohit Kumar, 24, who allegedly removed the snake from a neighbour’s house in Morna village in the Bhopa area, according to SHO Omprakash Singh.
• Footage circulating online shows the reptile around his neck and efforts to push it into a bag before the bite.
• He was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, and the body was sent for postmortem.
• Mohit’s cousin alleges homeowner Mangal Prajapati’s family promised Rs 500 for the removal, a claim the family rejects as they blame risky behavior.
• Authorities say the snake was released into a nearby forest as the investigation proceeds.