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Jhunjhunu: Killer Throws Saint Down Hill for Loot, Then Joins Group of Saints
- •Police in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, solved the murder and robbery of Saint Surajdas Ji Maharaj at Barkhandi Baba Temple within five days.
- •Accused Suresh Kumar, 44, was arrested for pushing the saint into a deep gorge after locking him in a bathroom and then looting temple offerings.
- •Shockingly, after the murder, the accused remained at the scene, joining a meeting of saints and mingling with villagers to avoid suspicion.
- •The accused had visited Barkhandi Dham two days prior to the incident, observing the temple and the saint.
- •A team of 30 policemen used technical and human intelligence to identify and arrest the accused, who is now being interrogated for the recovery of looted money.
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Police in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district solved the murder and robbery of Saint Surajdas Ji Maharaj within five days by deploying a team of about 30 police personnel who utilized a combination of technical evidence and human intelligence to identify and arrest 44-year-old Suresh Kumar.
The accused Suresh Kumar stayed at the Barkhandi Dham temple and, on the morning of September 26, locked Saint Surajdas in the bathroom. When the saint broke the latch and confronted him, the accused pushed him from behind into a deep gorge, resulting in his death before looting the temple offerings.
In a shocking turn of events, the accused Suresh Kumar did not flee or separate himself from the public; instead, he participated in a meeting of saints held at the temple after the murder and roamed around with local villagers so that no one would suspect him.
