Bareilly (UP): An FIR has been lodged
against an MLA of the ruling BSP and 10 of his supporters, for
allegedly abducting and murdering a priest of a local temple
here, police said Sunday.
A case was filed against BSP MLA from Cantt Virendra
Singh and his 10 supporters late last night after priest's
grand daughter Rachna Goswami filed a written complaint
against them.
Gokaran Giri, mahant of famous Ghopeshwar Nath temple was
missing since yesterday morning and his body was later
recovered from a pond near temple last night.
The priest's grand daughter alleged that the MLA and his
supporters abducted Giri from the temple premises and later
killed him, they said.
Meanwhile, the MLA turned down the allegations as
"baseless" and claimed that his political rivals were trying
to tarnish his image.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 15:02