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UP Priest Murder Solved in Four Hours, Suspect with Bloodstains Arrested
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News18•01-10-2026, 17:00
UP Priest Murder Solved in Four Hours, Suspect with Bloodstains Arrested
- •Police in Etah, UP, solved the murder of 70-year-old Hanuman temple priest Bhojraj within four hours.
- •The suspect, Gabbar alias Sandeep, was arrested after being found with bloodstains on his clothes.
- •The murder occurred in Lalpur village, Nidhauli Kalan area, with police receiving the report around 7 am.
- •Authorities allege Sandeep attacked the priest with a brick; the motive and circumstances are under investigation.
- •The suspect reportedly has an unstable mental condition and a history of previous attacks, one of which resulted in a fatality.
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Police solved the murder case of the 70-year-old Hanuman temple priest within four hours and arrested a suspect whose clothes bore bloodstains.
According to police allegations, the suspect attacked the priest, Bhojraj, with a brick, resulting in his death.
Additional Superintendent of Police Shwetabh Pandey stated that the suspect, Gabbar alias Sandeep, has an unstable mental condition and had allegedly attacked multiple people previously, with one prior victim dying from their injuries during treatment.
