Shiv temple priest, guard killed in UP’s Deoria district

Convinced that temple guard Pintu Patel (25) committed the murder, Yadav’s family members killed him with sharp-edged weapons, police said.

SP Deoria, N Kolanchi said Pintu Patel was a mentally unstable person who had been attacking unsuspecting persons in the last 4 to 5 days.

Patel allegedly killed Yadav and the latter’s family members, retaliated by killing the temple guard, the official added.

“We have detained one Sunil Yadav in connection with the murder of Pintu. He told us about the involvement of four other relatives of Moti Yadav. Efforts are on to nab the accused,” the SP said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.