Temple priest killed in UP
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A temple priest was allegedly bludgeoned to death in the Dehat Kotwali area here, police said on Thursday.
Shatrughan Tiwari (60), who was a priest in the Ramjanaki temple of Mahokhar village, was sleeping in his house in Mahokhar village when unidentified persons attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon Wednesday night, Station House Officer of Dehat Kotwali police station Mithlesh Kumar said.
His blood-soaked body was found on Thursday morning, the SHO said.
Senior officials, including Superintendent of Police Abhinandan, inspected the spot.
A case has been registered and investigation launched, Kumar said.
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