The Gurugram police have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the murder case of an 85-year-old priest. The decapitated body of the priest was found lying in a pool of blood inside the temple premises on Wednesday morning.The accused was identified as Chaman, a resident of Kadarpur village.
He reportedly told the police that on Tuesday he was cleaning the grave of his uncle when the deceased Gobind Das, who lived in the temple, started urinating nearby, which led to an argument between the duo. "Infuriated the accused went to the temple on Tuesday night and slit the deceased's throat with a sharp-edged weapon when he was asleep, covered the body with a blanket and fled," PP Sangwan, ACP (Crime) said.
The police have also recovered the weapon which was allegedly used to commit the crime from his possession.
The victim originally hailed from Uttarakhand. He was residing at the temple - locally known as 'Pigeon Wala Mandir' - for the last 34 to 35 years.
In connection with the matter, a case of murder was registered against an unknown accused at the Sector-65 police station.