Mystery shrouds over brutal killing of two priests who were brutally battered to death in a temple at Amethi. Both were found lying in pool of blood on Tuesday morning. local police who rushed along with senior police officers claimed to be making efforts to confirm the motive behind the killing. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.
Reports said that some disciples reached for darshan at Ram Ka Math temple on Jais Road in Chotadilnagar area of Jagdishpur in Amethi, on early Tuesday morning. They were surprised when they found the gate locked. When they went inside to enquire the matter, they were shocked when they found both the priests, 70-year-old Sitaram and 65-year-old Gautampur Mishra, lying in pool of blood. Some belongings were also scattered on the floor pointing that some unknown miscreants struck in the temple, and after being resisted, they brutally battered both the priests with some blunt object and stones. After ensuring that both have died, the miscreants fled from the temple. The disciples immediately passed on the message to the police who reached the spot. Further investigations are on by the police but so far they failed to make any breakthrough.
Meanwhile a constables posted in Delhi was shot dead in Bagpat district while one more killing was reported from Fatehpur. In Bagpat, 46-year-old Bhupendra, posted at constable in the Delhi police had came to his native village in Trisali hamlet of Binauli area, on leave. On Tuesdaymorning, Bhupendra had a tiff with his neighbor Satyendra, as both had an old enmity. The matter took an ugly turn when Satyendra took out his gun and fired from point blank range killing Bhupendra on the spot. A case has been registered by the local police and efforts were on to nab the accused.
In Fatehpur, one 40-year-old Ram Bhadhur, a resident of Tarandera locality of Chandpur, had went to take out mud from the fields on Tuesdaymorning. Reports said that a local resident identified as Manna Singh, objected Ram Bhadhur from taking out mud. This led to heated arguments between the two. later Manna was also joined by his kin identified as Raghvendra. They both opened fire at Ram Bhadur killing him on the spot. A case has been registered and the body of the victim was sent for post-mortem examination. The cops also conducted raids and managed to arrest both the accused.