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63-Year-Old Priest Assaulted in Jaipur Temple, CCTV Captures Incident
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News18•27-09-2026, 11:21
63-Year-Old Priest Assaulted in Jaipur Temple, CCTV Captures Incident
- •A 63-year-old priest, Pandit Ramkrishna, was allegedly assaulted at a Shiva temple in Ganesh Nagar, Jaipur.
- •The incident, which occurred on September 25, involved three individuals – Harish Chaturvedi, Devansh Chaturvedi, and Ritu Chaturvedi – who reportedly argued over sound during prayers and teaching.
- •The priest was thrown to the ground, his clothes were torn, and his sacred rosaries were broken during the physical altercation.
- •The entire assault was captured on CCTV cameras installed at the temple premises, and the footage has since gone viral.
- •Kardhani police have registered a case against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyanya Sanhita and initiated an investigation.
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According to the temple priest Pandit Ramkrishna's complaint, three individuals named Harish Chaturvedi, Devansh Chaturvedi, and Ritu Chaturvedi approached him on the evening of September 25 and started an unnecessary argument over the sound while he was teaching religious texts to children without any microphone or loudspeaker.
Following the written complaint and the viral CCTV footage, the Kardhani police station registered a case against the accused individuals under sections 115(2), 126(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The detailed investigation into the assault on the 63-year-old priest at the Ganesh Nagar Shiva temple has been assigned to ASI Suresh Kumar.
