India News | UP: Priest's Body Found Hanging Inside Mathura Temple

Mathura (UP), Oct 27 (PTI) The body of a priest was found hanging inside a temple here on Thursday, police said.

"Charan Das, who was a priest at a Shiva temple here, was found dead in the morning. His body was found hanging from a hook in the ceiling of the temple," Saunkh police outpost in-charge Sandeep Kumar said.

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Locals found the body and alerted police. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

Police said the incident appears to be a case of suicide.

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