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The Cuban national accused of killing his co-worker at a motel in Dallas, Texas, is reportedly in the US illegally and has admitted to using a machete to kill the victim
Chandra Mouli ‘Bob’ Nagamallaiah (R) was allegedly killed by his co-worker Yordanis Cobos-Martinez (L) at a motel Dallas, Texas, in the US. (Image: @AhmadRehanKhan/X)
American immigration has called for the federal arrest and removal of a Cuban national accused of beheading his co-worker, an Indian-origin motel manager in Dallas.
The funeral of the victim, Chandra Mouli ‘Bob’ Nagamallaiah (50), took place on Saturday afternoon (September 13) at Flower Mound in Texas. It was followed by the cremation.
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Nagamallaiah was killed at the Downtown Suites motel by 37-year-old Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, who has a violent criminal history and released from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this year after Cuba refused to accept his deportation due to his criminal record.
According to a report by CNN, ICE has announced a detainer for the federal arrest and removal of Cobos-Martinez. The agency called him a “depraved criminal illegal alien from Cuba”.
CNN said Cobos-Martinez was previously held in ICE Dallas custody but was released on an order of supervision on January 13 “because Cuba would not accept him because of his criminal history”. ICE said his criminal history includes “child sex abuse, grand theft of a motor vehicle, false imprisonment and carjacking”.
The Cuban national is reportedly in the US illegally and has admitted to using a machete to kill Nagamallaiah. Police said he was cleaning a room with an unnamed witness as the incident unfolded.
The witness told police he became upset when Nagamallaiah did not directly address him to not use a broken washing machine. Surveillance video shows him leaving the motel room, pulling out a machete and attacking the victim, who ran, and the attack continued outside – in front of the victim’s wife and son – both of whom attempted to intervene. After he beheaded the victim, he allegedly placed the head in a dumpster.
This incident comes as the Trump administration continues to highlight crimes committed by undocumented people as the reason behind the recent immigration crackdowns across the US.
“This is exactly why we are removing criminal illegal aliens to third countries. President Trump and Secretary Noem are no longer allowing barbaric criminals to indefinitely remain in America,” Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin told CNN.
(With agency inputs)
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September 14, 2025, 11:32 IST
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