A servitor in the Lokanath temple in Odisha’s Puri was shot dead by another priest outside the Jagannath temple on Tuesday evening.
The deceased, who was shot dead near the busy Kakudikhai Chhak in Puri, has been identified as Shivaram Patra of Taluchha Sahi.
“Prime accused has been detained. Prima facie personal enmity is the motive behind the murder. Probe on,” Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh told news agency ANI.
The police have detained the accused identified as Chandan Barik and have also seized the weapon of offence.
The reason behind the murder has been ascertained, as per preliminary inquiry by the police, as personal enmity.
“Interrogation of the prime accused who is about 21 years old has already started,” Singh added.
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