Telangana: Priest dies after being allegedly assaulted by imam over using loudspeaker
A temple priest was killed after being allegedly assaulted by an imam. The deceased was the priest at the Sai Baba temple near Pochamma Maidan junction in Warangal.
In Short
- A 70-year-old temple priest was playing music on loudspeaker
- The imam reportedly asked him to turn it off
- When the priest refused, he allegedly attacked him
A 70-year-old temple priest was killed after being allegedly assaulted by an imam. The deceased, Devunoor Satyanarayana was the priest at the Sai Baba temple near Pochamma Maidan junction in Warangal.
According to police, on October 26, Satyanarayana was performing pooja with the speaker turned on. A local imam, Syeed Hussain, reportedly asked him to turn off the speaker. However, as the priest refused to do so, Hussain assaulted him, police said.
They said the priest died while undergoing treatment at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad.
The 33-year-old accused allegedly assaulted the priest inside the temple. Following the assault, the priest developed internal injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
A case has been registered and the accused has been booked under Section 307 (Attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. He has been sent to judicial custody.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Swami Paripoornananda condemned the killing and also protested against it.
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