This story is from June 26, 2020

Priest, 30, found hanging on temple campus in Bareilly

A 30-year-old priest, who has been living in a temple, was found hanging in Bareilly’s Baradari area on Thursday. Police said Ram Dikshit alias Manish Dikshit has committed suicide. But, there was no suicide note found in the temple in Madhovari locality.
Priest, 30, found hanging on temple campus in Bareilly
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BAREILLY: A 30-year-old priest, who has been living in a temple, was found hanging in Bareilly’s Baradari area on Thursday. Police said Ram Dikshit alias Manish Dikshit has committed suicide. But, there was no suicide note found in the temple in Madhovari locality.
According to police, Dikshit, with his parents, has been living in a room on the campus of the local temple for over a decade now.
However, his parents have gone to their native village in Hardoi district for the last few days and Dikshit was alone.
Station house officer (SHO) of Baradari police station, Hitanshu Sharma, said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that Diskhit ended his life. He was an introvert and did not share his feelings with anyone. We have sent the body for postmortem and the probe is underway to know why the deceased took the extreme step.”
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