Chitrakoot priest shot dead, five booked: Kotwali Police
(WorldNews India)

THE HEAD priest of a prominent temple in Chitrakoot was shot dead and another person suffered a gunshot injury after unidentified motorcycle-borne persons fired at them in City Kotwali police station area of the district Thursday. According to the police, the victim, 46-year-old Mahant Arjundas, head priest of the well-known Balaji temple, was shot at when he was going on a motorycle with Ashish Tiwari (22), who suffered a bullet injury on his right hand and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chitrakoot. Doctors said his condition was stable. A feud over `grabbing the position of head priest` could be a possible motive behind the murder, said a senior police officer. Police said around...