Dispute over extorting money from devotees to Vindhyachal Devi temple in Mirjapur took a bloody turn when one of the group opened fire on the other party, killing two persons besides injuring one more critically on Thursday afternoon. A case in this regard was registered and all out efforts have been made to nab the culprits.
Reports said that Dheeraj Pandey, a native of Vindhyachal in Mirjapur was having dispute with Mritunjay Dwivedi, over extorting money from devotees for darshan at Vindhyachal Devi’s temple after parking their vehicles. Mritunjay Dwivedi reportedly objected Dheeraj for taking more money from the devotees in the name of providing parking for their vehicles and later ensuring quick darshan in the temple.
The dispute took an ugly turn on Thursday when after heated exchange of words between the two groups, Dheeraj’s aide Gyanchandra Pandey took out his license rifle and opened fire at the other party in which besides Mritunjay and his brother Dhananjay Dwivedi along with their accomplice identified as Shiv Shankar Giri, were critically injured. Some local residents rushed them to District Hospital where both Mritunjay and Shiv Shankar were pronounced dead upon arrival while condition of Dhananjay has been stated to be critical. local police which rushed to the spot later conducted series of raids but failed to nab the culprits.