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Varanasi: 21 fake priests arrested for extorting devotees

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Varanasi, Jun 10 (PTI) As many as 21 individuals posing as priests at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple were arrested for allegedly extorting money from devotees under the pretext of facilitating temple rituals, a senior police official said on Tuesday.Several complaints were made over the past several days about unauthorised individuals taking money and misbehaving with visitors in the name of arranging darshan and puja at the temple, Assistant Commi…
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NewsDrum broke the news in on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
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