In Rajasthan, a sensational case of burning a priest in a temple land dispute has come to light. Some people burnt the priest alive in a dispute over the land of the temple in Bukna village of Kharauli district of Rajasthan. However, he did not die at the time and the severely injured priest was admitted to a hospital where he died during treatment on Thursday night.
According to news agency ANI, a temple priest died last night after he was allegedly burnt alive by some people during a struggle over encroachment on the temple land at Bakna village in Sapotra, Karauli. Police have arrested the main accused Kailash Meena. The incident is being reported on Thursday.
Priest Babulal gave a statement to police in the hospital that few influential people including accused Kailash Meena & his sons tried to encroach his land & during a dispute accused set the fence on fire in which priest got severely burnt: Mridul Kachhwa, SP, Karauli, Rajasthan https://t.co/VqcMqYgYsL
– ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020
Karauli SP Mridul Kachhwa said that before he died, the temple priest Babulal made a statement to the police in the hospital that some influential people including accused Kailash Meena and his sons tried to encroach their land and during the dispute, the accused accused him The fence was set on fire, in which the priests were severely burned.
At present, the police have registered a case and are investigating further. Police have arrested the main accused Kailash Meena based on the statement of the priest. At present, the other accused are out of custody. The FSL team also reached the spot and collected evidence.
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