Ahmedabad, May 30: A temple priest was found murdered in the premises of a Hanuman temple at Vadva village in Bhavnagar district of the state today. The deceased, identified as 70-year-old Pragraj Bapu, was found in a pool of blood in the premises of the temple which he managed, police said. Senior police officials have rushed to the spot.
Preliminary investigations have only revealed that the priest was attacked with a sharp weapon by unidentified assailants, police said.

This is the second incident in the state this week in which a temple priest has been murdered.

Two days ago, a priest was found murdered in the third floor of a temple in Sola area in the outskirts of Ahmedabad, police added.
Bureau Report