Sambhal (UP), Mar 15 (PTI) The body of a 55-year-old priest was found Wednesday in a room on the premises of a temple in this district, police said suspecting it to be a case of murder.

The body of Roshan Lal Saini (55), priest in the Shiva temple located in the Chandausi Kotwali area, was found in a room, SP Chakresh Mishra said.

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There are marks on the head suggesting that he was murdered after being attacked with a heavy stone, he said.

Dog squad and surveillance team have been deployed in the investigation, the SP said, adding that a case of some old quarrel has come to the fore in the probe done so far and two people have been detained.

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Initial probe suggested involvement of an acquaintance in the murder as some eatables have also been found at the spot, he added.

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