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Gunshot shatters Bhairav temple peace
A FORMER Banaras Hindu University student leader fired in the air on the Batuk Bhairav Temple premises in Kamachha late on Sunday night. No one was injured in the incident. The youth, along with two others, including a tantrik, managed to flee the scene after harassing the priest. One person was detained. But, the prime accused was absconding. The city magistrate and the DSP visited the temple and assured the priest that the other accused would be nabbed soon.
A FORMER Banaras Hindu University student leader fired in the air on the Batuk Bhairav Temple premises in Kamachha late on Sunday night. No one was injured in the incident.
The youth, along with two others, including a tantrik, managed to flee the scene after harassing the priest.
One person was detained. But, the prime accused was absconding.
The city magistrate and the DSP visited the temple and assured the priest that the other accused would be nabbed soon.
Reports said three youths, including the tantrik, entered into the temple and began performing a ritual when the priest was closing the shrine soon after performing ‘Shaya Aarti’ around midnight.
The priest objected and asked them to leave the premises. At this, a disciple of the tantrik fired in the air.
There was commotion at the temple and some devotees fled.
The incident caused resentment amongst social and political activists.
Devotees could not perform puja in the morning as the priest Rakesh Puri, along with BJP leader Ravindra Jaiswal, SP leader Sudhir Singh, social worker Jyoti Mishra and others, sat on a dharna.
The priest lodged an FIR against Himanshu Singh, Gaurav Gupta and Subhanker Chakraborty (the tantrik). Police have detained Gaurav for interrogation.
