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Priest, wife booked for duping software engineer in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bachupally Police has booked a 50-year-old priest and his wife for allegedly cheating a software engineer of Rs 20 lakh in Hyderabad. The accused were identified as Chamarthi Ramalatharao aka Rama…
- Hyderabad
Priest found assaulting minor girl inside Hyderabad temple
Hyderabad: A priest was arrested after he was allegedly found in an objectionable position with a minor girl at a temple in Ramachandrapuram (RC Puram), police said on Saturday, August 15. The…
- Offbeat
Telangana priest worships crocodile, prays for abundant rains
Hyderabad: In an unusual spectacle, a priest in Telangana’s Jogulamba Gadwal district was seen offering prayers to a crocodile, believing the ritual would help bring abundant rainfall to the region. The incident…
- News
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…
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