Bulandshahr: The dead bodies of two priests were found at the Pagon village’s temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on the late night of Monday. The police investigation is underway.

It is reportedly said that the localities found the dead bodies of the priest when they visited the temple and reported it to the police who is going through the investigation of the case.

The two priests are identified as Sadhu Jagandas (55-year-old) and Sevadas (35-year-old).

The priests were the resident of Anupshahr’s village Pagona and were serving in the temple for the past 10 years.

Bodies of two priests found at a temple in Bulandshahr. Police investigation underway. Post-mortem reports awaited. pic.twitter.com/SsH7hMrrSv — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 28, 2020

The police reportedly said that “two days back the priests had a minor conflict with a man who visited the temple and that has lead to the murder of the duo but the investigation is underway and still the motive is unknown.”

The villagers held the reportedly accused man and handed over to the police. It is said that he was drunk last night and committed the murder because of the rage as he had a conflict with the Sadhus prior to committing the murder.

The police have said to it that they will interrogate the man and will come to the conclusion.

According to senior, the prime suspect Murari was traced 2km from the crime spot and was arrested by the police. The police added to it that the man had barely worn clothes.

Chief minister Yogi Aditynath has taken cognizance of the incident and has directed the senior official to take cognizance of the incident and directed senior officials in the district to send a detailed report from the ground.

Last week, on the night of April 16, a case of mob lynching came into highlight that took place in Gadchinchle village of Dahanu tehsil in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, around 150 Km from Mumbai.

Two sadhus with their driver were going by car from Mumbai to Surat to attend a funeral. Their names were Mahant Kalpavruksha Giri (70), Sushilgiri Maharaj (35), and Naresh Yelgade. They apparently did not have a lockdown travel pass. To avoid the police who would have stopped them, they did not go by the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway and took a detour by a small road in the remote rural areas of Dahanu tehsil which goes to Gujarat via the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar haveli.