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Kalkaji Temple Sewadaar Beaten to Death over 'Chunniprasad', Violent Fight Caught on Camera
Yogendra Singh, a 35-year-old sewadar with 15 years of service, died after being assaulted following a dispute over ritual offering at Kalkaji Temple, police said.
- On Friday, a sewadar at Kalkaji Temple was fatally assaulted after a police PCR call at around 9.30 p.m., and he later died at the AIIMS Trauma Centre.
- After darshan, devotees asked for chunni prasad, a sacred headscarf plus food offering, and the confrontation began when sewadar Yogendra Singh refused their demand.
- CCTV and video footage show a group of five to six men repeatedly beating the sewadar with sticks, while locals apprehended Atul Pandey, 30, resident of Dakshinpuri, and handed him to police.
- Police registered a murder case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 103 and 3 at Kalkaji police station, and Delhi Police said, `One of the accused, Atul Pandey, aged 30 years, was apprehended; remaining accused are being identified.`
- The fatal clash has raised questions about security at Kalkaji Temple, New Delhi, as devotees and temple staff were left shaken by the death of a sewadar who served for 14–15 years.
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Temple worker beaten to death over prasadam row in Delhi’s Kalkaji
A 35-year-old temple worker at Kalkaji temple was beaten to death on Friday, August 29, following an argument over prasadam. CCTV footage reviewed by police shows the victim, Yogendra Singh, being pinned to the ground and attacked with sticks by about three men. A 35-year-old temple worker at Kalkaji temple was beaten to death on Friday, August 29, following an argument over prasadam.Yogendra Singh was pinned to the ground and attacked with sti…
Tragic Death of Delhi Temple Sevadar Sparks Outrage
Tragic Death of Delhi Temple Sevadar Sparks Outrage A sevadar at Kalkaji Temple in southeast Delhi was beaten to death following an argument over 'chunniprasad', according to police reports. Yogendra Singh, who had served at the temple for 15 years, succumbed to his injuries after a brutal assault by a group allegedly following a dispute over religious offerings.The altercation, which escalated into violence, saw Singh attacked with fists and st…
A heartbreaking incident took place at 9:30 pm on 29 August at Kalkaji temple in Delhi. Sevadaar Yogendra Singh was beaten to death with sticks inside the temple premises. This entire dispute was over the mother's dupatta and prasad. According to the police, three people had come for darshan and when they did not get the dupatta and prasad, they had an argument with the sevadaar, after which they brutally beat up Yogendra Singh.
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