UP: Hindu priest stabbed inside Dasna Devi temple
On Tuesday, unidentified assailants barged into the premises of Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and attempted to kill Hindu priest Swami Nareshanand Saraswati.
According to reports, the incident took place at around 3:30 am in the morning. The assilants climbed the wall, enetred the temple and stabbed him in the stomach and neck with a sharp weapon, leaving him bleeding profusely. He was rushed to the Yashoda hospital after the attack. His condition is reportedly critical.
Yati Narsinghanand, the chief mahant of the temple, was sleeping in his room when the incident took place.
Nareshanand Saraswati had come to Dasna from Samastipur in Bihar on August 7. A disciple of Mahant Yati Narasimhanand he had come to Ghaziabad to attend a function.
Yati Narasimhanand Saraswati had received several death threats in the past, hence a team of Pradeshik Armed Constabulary (PAC) was stationed outside the temple for protection. In its defence, the police claims the victim was sleeping outside and not in his room, which exposed him to the grisly attack.
Ghaziabad police has begun investigation in the case.
