{"id":30972,"date":"2026-10-01T06:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30972"},"modified":"2026-10-01T06:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T06:34:12","slug":"wanted-to-take-over-temple-2-priests-killed-bodies-set-ablaze-in-up-village-meerut-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30972","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wanted to take over temple\u2019: 2 priests killed, bodies set ablaze in UP village | Meerut News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134610202,imgsize-116183,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/the-2-priests-identified-as-bihari-das-60-and-gopal-das-70-had-been-living-at-the-temple-for-a-long-time-and-looking-after-it.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Wanted to take over temple\u2019: 2 priests killed, bodies set ablaze in UP village\" title=\"The 2 priests, identified as Bihari Das, 60, and Gopal Das, 70, had been living at the temple for a long time and looking after it.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The 2 priests, identified as Bihari Das, 60, and Gopal Das, 70, had been living at the temple for a long time and looking after it.\">The 2 priests, identified as Bihari Das, 60, and Gopal Das, 70, had been living at the temple for a long time and looking after it.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SHAHJAHANPUR: Two elderly priests residing at a temple in Shahjahanpur district were killed on Thursday and their bodies allegedly set ablaze by a man who wanted to take control of the shrine, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to news agency PTI, the accused, identified as Sumit Singh, has been taken into custody and is being questioned, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Singh allegedly attacked both priests with a heavy object before pouring an inflammable substance over their bodies and setting them on fire in Sutha village, superintendent of police Saurabh Dixit said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The two priests, identified as Bihari Das, 60, and Gopal Das, 70, had been living at the temple for a long time and looking after it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>A plot of land adjoining the temple is reportedly registered in Gopal Das\u2019s name.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>According to police, Singh, a resident of the same village, had returned from jail in August and started spending time with the priests at the temple. He allegedly wanted to stay there and take over its management.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>During preliminary questioning, Singh allegedly admitted to attacking the priests and later setting their bodies on fire, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>A murder case has been registered against the accused, while the bodies have been sent for postmortem examination.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With agency inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/meerut\/wanted-to-take-over-temple-2-priests-killed-bodies-set-ablaze-in-up-village\/articleshow\/134609902.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2 priests, identified as Bihari Das, 60, and Gopal Das, 70, had been living at the temple for a long time and looking after it. 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