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Video : Three Hindu Priests found murdered at 12th century Chola temple in Karnataka

Video : Three Hindu Priests found murdered at 12th century Chola temple in Karnataka

Three priests were found brutally murdered in the courtyard of Sri Arakeshwara Temple at Guttalu on theon the outskirts of Mandya city on Friday morning.  The bodies of the priests, identified as Ganesh,Prakash and Anand, were found in a pool of blood with their heads crushed with boulders. The bodies were spotted by the villagers.

The three priests used to sleep on the premises of the temple for security reasons, the police said. The police said that all the three priests were killed while they were asleep as there is no evidence of any resistance. The cops also suspect robbery as the motive behind the murder as three hundis were found outside the temple and all the money and offerings were looted. The miscreants also ransacked the sanctum sanctorum of the temple in search of more valuables and cash, the police said. The Mandya police, with the help of sniffer dogs and forensic experts are trying to collect evidence from the crime scene and nab the accused. A case has also been registered at the Mandya East police station.
 
 

 

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