Bodies of two priests found at a temple in #Bulandshahr , police have arrested the accused#BulandshahrMurders https://t.co/Wzdx609nkb — TOI Lucknow News (@TOILucknow) 1588048902000

थाना अनूपशहर क्षेत्र के पगोना गांव में हुई 2 साधुओं की हत्या के संबंध में वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधीक्षक @bulandshahrpol… https://t.co/lYap0k3I29 — Bulandshahr Police (@bulandshahrpol) 1588047478000

अप्रैल के पहले 15 दिनों में ही उप्र में सौ लोगों की हत्या हो गई। तीन दिन पहले एटा में पचौरी परिवार के 5 लोगों के शव… https://t.co/rOgACIBpC0 — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) 1588052336000

Shocking: Man brutally kills, mutilates two sadhus in Bulandshahr

BULANDSHAHR: In what is seen as a grim reminder of the Palghar incident, mutilated bodies of two priests were recovered from a temple in UP's Bulandshahr district.According to police, the incident happened in the wee hours of Tuesday in Pagona village under Anoopshahar Kotwali jurisdiction.Chief minister Yogi Aditynath has taken cognizance of the incident and directed senior officials in the district to send a detailed report from the ground and take strict action against the accused.The murdered duo identified as Jagdish alias Rangi Das (55) and Sher Singh alias Sewa Das (45) were priest at a local Shiva temple in the village and used to live inside the premises. According to cops, they were murdered using a sharp weapon and the prime suspect has been arrested from the neighbouring village."Two days back, there was a dispute between sadhus (priests) and an addict Murari alias Raju as the latter had stolen forceps of the sadhus. Under the influence of opium, he murdered the priests using a sword. Locals in the village had spotted him leaving the village in the morning with a sword in his hand," Bulandshahr SSP Santosh Kumar said.According to senior, the prime suspect Murari was traced 2km from the crime spot and apprehended by the police. "He barely had clothes on and in an intoxicated state when he was nabbed. He is not in a condition to divulge details. Most likely he was enraged over being admonished by priests for stealing the spatula," SSP said.Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has alleged that 100 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh in the first 15 days of April. She demanded a thorough probe in the cases as well as into the "merciless" killing of the two priests in Bulandshahr.