Priest found dead in Uttar Pradesh temple premises
February 08, 2021 10:17 ISTA 75-year-old priest, Jai Singh Yadav, has been found murdered on the premises of a temple in Dhaknagla village in Badaun district.
A 75-year-old priest, Jai Singh Yadav, has been found murdered on the premises of a temple in Dhaknagla village in Badaun district.
A priest in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda was shot at late last night, following which he was rushed to hospital. However, police has arrested two accused.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday directed officials to get the killing of a temple priest in Karauli district probed by the CID-CB.
The family of the Rajasthan temple priest Babulal Vaishnav, who was burnt alive by land mafias in Karauli for resisting to allow the temple land being taken over by encroachers, on Saturday performed the last rites of the slain priest after they were assured of Rs 10 lakh financial assistance, a government job and a house under PM Awas Yojana.
Taking cognisance of the incident where a temple priest was burnt alive by the land mafia, Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Saturday spoke to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the phone about the situation.
Family members of priest Babulal, who was allegedly burnt alive by land encroachers in Karauli's Bukna village on Thursday night, have refused to perform the last rites of his body till all their demands are met by the state government.
A temple priest succumbed to his injuries after being allegedly set ablaze in Rajasthan
A temple priest succumbed to his injuries last night after he was allegedly burnt alive by few people during a scuffle over temple land encroachment at Bukna village in Sapotra, Karauli district of Rajasthan.
A temple priest succumbed to his injuries last night after he was allegedly burnt alive by few people during a scuffle over temple land encroachment at Bukna village in Sapotra, Karauli district of Rajasthan.
A 50-year-old temple priest was allegedly set on fire in the Sapotra area in Rajasthan's Karauli on Thursday. The priest had suffered 50 per cent burn injuries in the attack.
A 50-year-old temple priest was allegedly set on fire in the Sapotra area in Rajasthan's Karauli on Thursday. The priest had suffered 50 per cent burn injuries in the attack.
People responsible for running day-to-day affairs of Badrinath temple are in favour of keeping the yatra to the Himalayan shrine suspended till June 30.
BJP leader and MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh on June 07 distributed PPE kits, face shield to all temple priests in Moradabad constituency to battle COVID-19.
The Kalkaji Temple is all set to reopen for devotees from June 08 under the first phase of unlock.
'Bhasma aarti' held at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain saw absence of devotees at the aarti on March 16.
A temple priest in neighbouring Chitrakoot district was allegedly shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants while his driver sustained injuries, police said on Friday. According to Chitrakoot Superintendent of Police Ankit Mittal, the priest of Balaji temple in town Mahant Arjundas (46) and his driver Ashish Tiwari were shot by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants on Thursday night.
The priest had allegedly raped 14-year-old tribal girl on the pretext of teaching her the Bhagavad Gita. The incident had occurred in Reddivaripalli in Kadapa district on November 27.
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