This story is from May 30, 2020

Priest, son, 17, found dead under mysterious circumstances in UP's Sambhal

A 60-year-old priest and his mentally-challenged son were found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a temple in Nakhasa area of Sambhal district on Friday. Local police suspected that the priest had committed suicide after killing his son.
Priest, son, 17, found dead under mysterious circumstances in UP's Sambhal
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BAREILLY: A 60-year-old priest and his mentally-challenged son were found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a temple in Nakhasa area of Sambhal district on Friday. Local police suspected that the priest had committed suicide after killing his son.
Priest Amar Singh used to live in a temple in Rasoolpur Sarai village with his son Jaiveer, 17. Singh was suffering from tuberculosis and his condition was deteriorating.
He used to remain tense about his son’s future after him, sources said.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the cause of the death. It comes a month after alleged murders of two priests inside a temple in Bulandshahr district.
After initial investigation, police believed that Singh first strangulated his son to death and later committed suicide by hanging himself with a piece of cloth.
Since it was a sensitive matter, senior administrative and police officials also visited the temple to take the stock of the situation. SSP Sambhal Yamuna Prasad, who also inspected the temple, said, “Prima facie it looks like the priest, who was stressed due to his chronic illness, had killed his mentally ill son and later committed suicide.”
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