Police mobilize several teams to apprehend the suspects behind this shocking crime
The incident took place on October 13 within the limits of Bhaura Kalan police station. The two assailants arrived on a motorcycle and called out to the priest. When he came out, they shot him and fled. A PRD jawan posted at the college reportedly heard the gunshot. Police reached the spot and conducted an inquest before sending the body for postmortem examination. A forensic team and a field unit collected evidence from the scene. A bullet that had passed through the victim’s body was recovered, but no weapon was found at the spot. DIG Saharanpur Range Abhishek Singh and Muzaffarnagar SSP Suraj Kumar Rai inspected the scene. Teams from the Special Operations Group (SOG), the surveillance unit and Bhaura Kalan police station have been formed to investigate the murder. Police are verifying the victim’s background. Bharti was reportedly a native of Gwalior and had served in the Army before becoming a temple priest.
MUZAFFARNAGAR: An 81-year-old retired Army serviceman serving as a priest at a Shiva temple on the premises of an ITI college in Muzaffarnagar was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants late Tuesday evening. Police suspect the assailants knew the victim, Swami Devanand Bharti, and called him out before shooting him.