Police have detained a person who presenting himself as a Brahmin worked as a priest in a temple in the Jagatsinghpur locality for long.
Reports said the imposter was identified as a Dalit named Sankreswar Bhoi of Majurai village under Govindapur gram panchayat in Cuttack district. Sankareswar was identified from his Aadhar Card and Voter Identity Card produced by his estranged wife Kalyani Bhoi before the Jagatsingpur police. Sankareswar had come to Jagatsinghpur some 10 months back and impersonating as Deepak Panda was appointed as a priest in the local Gopal Jew Temple. He had been conducting all rituals of the old temple.
The police have detained the imposter for questioning.