A group of about 30 people allegedly thrashed a priest of a famous temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas for refusing to let them in after closing hours, police said on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The incident took place post-midnight at the Mata Tekri temple, with the priest alleging that a person named Jitu Raghuvanshi, who the police said has a past criminal record, arrived at the temple late Friday night with about 30 people in a fleet of eight to 10 cars.<\/p>\n
Videos going viral on social media showed a couple of cars with red beacons in the fleet that arrived at the foot of the hilltop temple. They were later seen offering prayers inside the temple.<\/p>\n
“We close the temple gates by midnight. The group led by Jitu Raghuvanshi came around 12:40 am when I had already shut the gates. When I told them that the temple was closed, they forced me to open the gates and threatened to kill me. They also beat me,” the priest told NDTV.<\/p>\n
City Superintendent of Police Dinesh Agrawal told reporters that a case has been registered, and the footage from about \u00a050 cameras in the temple premises is being examined.<\/p>\n
Asked if a son of a BJP leader led the group, Mr Agrawal said the case was under investigation.<\/p>\n
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