Temple priest found brutally murdered, Etah police arrest one Razzak

Etah (UP), Oct 9: In Uttar Pradesh's Etah, a temple priest was brutally murdered inside the temple premises on Saturday. The Etah police informed that they have arrested the accused named Razzak and recovered the axe he used to hack the priest to death.

 

 

In the video posted by the police, the officer confirmed that on the intervening night of October 8th (Friday) and October 9th (Saturday), a 52-year-old priest was brutally killed inside the temple premises, where he reportedly lived.

 

 

According to the reports,

the residents of the village discovered the priest’s body lying in blood inside the temple premises on Saturday (October 9) morning when they immediately informed the police. The temple where the incident happened is located in the Nagla Jagroop village, which falls under the limits of Thana Kotwali Dehat, in Etah Tehsil of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh.

 

 

The police said that the accused Razzak lived with priest Kirpal, popularly referred to as ‘Baba Sadhu’ by the villagers and shared an extremely cordial relationship with him. Prior when the incident occurred, Razzak and the priest were having dinner together, the two got into an argument. The altercation enraged the youth, who then took an axe and brutally killed the priest.

 

 

The police said that the matter is being investigated thoroughly and assured that appropriate action will be taken against the accused.