Hindu seer hacked in Allahabad


Posted on 21st Jan 2015 02:42 pm by mohit kumar

Allahabad, Jan 20 (IANS) A Hindu seer was Tuesday murdered at the Magh Mela here on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, police said.

Identified as Rakteshwaranand, the middle-aged seer was found hacked to death by a sharp weapon, investigating officerss told IANS.

A complaint has been lodged against unidentified people and the police are probing the issue, an officer said while informing that the holy man was residing in Manav Utthan Samiti camp.

Agitated over the murder, many seers camping in the mela premises lodged a protest with the police, seeking more security in the area as millions of devotees were camping there for the 44-day religious fair.

0 Like 0 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Navy's third indigenous LCU launched

Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The third indigenous Landing Craft Utility (LCU) useful for transporting

Pune Porsche Accident: Minor's father was detained by police, a pub owner who served liquor to the accused was also arrested

Pune Porsche Car Accident: A big update has come in the Pune Porsche accident case. Pune City Pol

PM's different style in Rajya Sabha: Modi said - new fraternity of agitators was born in the country and new destructive FDI came from outside

When Prime Minister Modi was speaking in the Rajya Sabha today, his style was different. He menti

IIT, NIT to Prepare Fly Ash Utilisation Report in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Jan 23 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to engage the Indian Institute of

ICICI Bank: After RBI, ICICI Bank gave a setback, increased interest rates by 0.50 percent

On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave a big blow to the people of the country facing

SC dismisses plea for Bengal assembly elections to be held in 8 phases

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected the petition challenging the assembly elections in West

Jhansi fire incident: Compensation announced in the accident, Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured

The government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the newborns who

'India is very important to us,' says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after meeting Jaishankar

A significant meeting took place between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Indian Foreign Min

Animal Park: Animal Park will be more dangerous and scary than Animal, shooting of Ranbir's film will start from this day

 Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Animal was one of the highest-grossing films of

BSEH 10th Result Update: Results could not be declared till May 31, read when HBSE 10th result will come

Haryana Board 10 result 2020 update: Haryana Board 10th results could not be released till the en

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash