Tension in Bihar after mutilated body of temple staff surfaces
Gopalganj, Dec 17: Tension erupted in Gopalganj district of Bihar on Sunday after the body of a local temple staff, who went missing a week ago, was found in a mutilated condition on the outskirts of a village, police said. The deceased, Manoj Kumar Sah, was last seen venturing out of the temple in Manjha village in Danapur area on Monday and his body was found on Saturday, Gopalganj Superintendent of Police Swarn Prabhat said. “A rumour is being spread that he was the priest of the temple. He was a caretaker who used to sleep inside the temple premises. Locals say they had last seen him locking the temple’s gate on Monday night and going out. Further details will be known after an investigation,” Prabhat said. Asked about reports of bullet injuries found on the body, eyes missing and cuts on private parts, the SP said, “We must await the post-mortem report before addressing these queries.” On the possible motive behind the murder, Prabhat said the temple was embroiled in a land dispute. “The case is being probed from all angles and the culprits will be brought to book at the earliest,” he added. (PTI)
3 ‘hybrid’ terrorists held in J&K
Srinagar, Dec 17: Three “hybrid” terrorists involved in last week’s attack on a policeman in Bemina area of Srinagar city have been arrested, Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir R R Swain said on Sunday. Constable Mohammad Hafeez Chak was attacked on December 9 while he was returning home. The DGP said the conspiracy was hatched by one Pakistan-based terrorist Arjumand alias Hamza Burhan who got in touch with a local mastermind Danish Ahmad Malla to carry out the attack. “The hybrid terrorists who were involved in the attack have been arrested. This briefing is about the success that the J&K Police has achieved in tracing the killers (attackers) of one of our policemen,” Swain told reporters here. Hybrid terrorists are those who carry out attacks and then slip back into their routine lives, police said. (PTI)
