Bengaluru: In a famous temple in Mandya, Karnataka, thieves allegedly killed three priests and escaped by taking cash from the temple. According to the police, the members of the gang on Thursday night stabbed and murdered the priests of Arkeshwara Temple and escaped by taking cash from ‘Hundi’ (donation box). They told that the thieves did not pick up the coins kept in the donation box.
He said that when the miscreants entered the temple premises, the priests were sleeping. The priest lived in the temple premises. On receiving information about the incident, all the senior police officers including Inspector General of Police reached the spot and questioned.
CM Yeddyurappa expressed grief
Meanwhile, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa expressed grief over the killing of the priests and announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs five lakh each to his family.
He tweeted, “It is very disturbing that Ganesh, Prakash and Anand, priests of the Arkeshwar temple in Mandya were murdered by thieves.”
He said, ‘Five lakh rupees will be given as compensation to the family of the slain temple priests. Immediate legal action will be taken against the culprits.
