Following two horrific incidents of violence against Sadhus, unidentified assailants barged into a temple and attacked two priests fleeing away with money looted from the priests.
An official said that unidentified men entered the Jagrut Mahadev Mandir and Ashram at Balivali in Vasai, Palghar District at around 12.30 am on Thursday (28 May) and attacked the temple’s priest looting around ₹7,000 from the priest.
It was reported that the trio attacked the temple’s head priest Sankaranand Saraswati (54) and his assistant Shyamsingh Somsingh Thakur (60) and escaped with valuables worth Rs 6,800.
According to a Zee News report, one of the accused has been caught while 2 others are absconding.
A case has been registered and investigation is underway.
This is the third incident of violence against Hindu Sadhus within a span of 40 days. Last week, 2 Sadhus were murdered brutally inside their ashram in Nanded. In April, 2 Sadhus from the Juna Akhara were lynched to death by a mob in Ghadchinchale village when they were on their way to a funeral.