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Fake priest extorts Rs 4,000 from devotee at Varanasi temple
Varanasi: Posing as a priest, a man allegedly extorted Rs 4,000 from a devotee with the promise of facilitating darshan at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple here. Local police intervened, and a video…
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Hindu student, priest abducted for ransom in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A Hindu student, who also works as a temple priest, was allegedly held captive and assaulted for money by unidentified persons in Bangladesh, a local media report said on Tuesday, June…
- Crime in Hyderabad
NRI priest flees with Rs 20 lakh, held at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: A priest cum businessman, who allegedly cheated a software professional of Rs 20 lakh, was detained by immigration authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Saturday, June 27, as he…
- Bangalore
Theft at Melukote temple, case against staff, priests
Mandya: A major theft is suspected at the famed Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple in Melukote, with gold, silver and cash allegedly missing from the temple hundi. Following a complaint by Temple Executive Officer…
- India
Will Constitution not rescue believer who is not allowed to touch deity: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 21, asked the chief priest of the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple if the Constitution will not come to the rescue of a believer who is…
- Telangana
Medaram priest’s son loses leg as temple’s structure collapses
Hyderabad: The deity didn’t ask for it, nor did the Adivasis. But it changed the life of a priest’s family forever. Call it a mishap or neglect, the damage it has done…
- India
Priest booked for sexual assault of minor boy in Maharashtra
Jalna: A priest was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor boy at a pilgrimage centre in Ghansawangi tehsil in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, a police official said on Sunday, February 22. A…
- India
MP: Group of people force entry into temple, `beat up’ priest
Dewas: A group of people forcibly entered the famous Mata Tekri temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas city after it had closed for the night and allegedly roughed up its priest as he…
- India
Indian-origin priest arrested in Canada for sexual assault
A 69-year-old priest identified as Ashok Kumar was arrested on Friday, March 7, in Canada’s Brampton city for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at her home during a religious ceremony. The Peel…
- World
Pope Francis stable, continues recovery amid guarded prognosis
Rome: Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation on Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that his respiratory function was improving as he continues his…
- World
Pope Francis in critical condition after severe respiratory crisis
Rome: Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalised…
- Hyderabad
Chilkur Balaji temple head priest attacked in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, the head priest of the Chilkur Balaji temple Rangarajan was allegedly physically attacked and manhandled by a group of people who claimed to be ‘working to establish…
- India
Maha: ISKCON priest beaten for sending lewd texts to woman
An ISKCON priest identified as Suddhdas Sewa was brutally beaten up in Maharashtra’s Palghar district following allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sending obscene messages to a woman. The priest was thrashed at…
- India
Police disperses Yati Narsinghanand’s supporters trying to hold ‘mahapanchayat’
Ghaziabad: Police on Sunday, October 13 dispersed controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand’s supporters, who wanted to hold a ‘mahapanchayat’ outside the Dasna temple in his favor. The administration did not permit the ‘mahapanchayat’…
- India
UP: Temple priest found brutally murdered after reporting repeated thefts
Bhadohi: A 75-year-old priest of an ancient Hanuman temple located in Suriyawa area here was found murdered on Monday in his room with his throat slit, police said. Many bells and donation…
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