The man who beheaded Indian immigrant Chandra Nagamallaiah in US was a lawbreaker: Ro Khanna

The American politician wrote on X: "The brutal beheading of a hardworking Indian American immigrant in front of his wife & son is horrific. The murderer had multiple prior arrests for violent theft & child endangerment & was undocumented. He should not have been free on American streets."

Sharing details about Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced it lodged a detainer for the federal arrest and removal of a criminal illegal alien from Cuba who was taken into custody by local authorities in Dallas, Texas, on homicide charges.   

A Cuban national, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez is accused of committing multiple crimes, including child sex abuse, grand theft of a motor vehicle, false imprisonment and carjacking in the past.

Yordanis Cobos-Martinez has a past final order of removal to Cuba, ICE said.

He was most recently in ICE Dallas custody at the Bluebonnet Detention Center until he was released on an Order of Supervision on January 13, 2025—under the Biden administration. 

"This barbaric criminal was released because Cuba would not accept him because of his criminal history," ICE said in a statement.

A fight over a washing machine that led to the murder

It was a fight over a washing machine with his employee that led to the beheading of the 50-year-old Indian man in Dallas. He was attacked with a machete by the assailant and his head was severed, reports said.

In the CCTV footage now available on social media, a man is seen chasing the victim, who is from the Indian state of Karnataka, with a machete.

The incident occurred on Wednesday.

Chandra Nagamallaiah, the victim, had reportedly asked 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez not to use the broken washing machine.

Instead of addressing Martinez directly, Nagamallaiah, 50, asked a female employee to translate his words.

The accused got infuriated, took a machete and stabbed him multiple times.

Though Nagamallaiah tried to flee the scene and run down the parking lot, he was chased down by Martinez who decapitated the victim and kicked his head.

Though Nagamallaiah's wife and teen son had tried to stop Martinez, the accused pushed them away and committed the act.

A separate video shows the accused picking up the severed head and heading towards the dumpster.