UP: Police launch search for man after people claim he offered 'namaaz' at temple
Hapur (UP), Jun 9: Police have launched a search for a man, who people claimed offered 'namaaz' on the premises of a temple here on Friday, officials said.
The incident reportedly took place around 5 am at the Chandi Mandir, they said.
Some women present for the morning 'aarti' have alleged that a man spread a cloth on the floor of the temple and started offering 'namaaz', the officials said, adding that they claimed he was stopped by the temple's priest.
The officials said reportedly, some more people arrived and took the man out of the temple.
District Magistrate Prerna Sharma and Superintendent of Police Abhishek Verma have sought information from the priest and those who were present there for the morning 'aarti'.
"Namaaz was offered on the temple premises," an official of temple's management committee Navneet Agrawal claimed.
The two officials said they got information about 'namaaz' being offered on the temple's premises. The matter is being investigated, they said.
Local BJP leaders and members of Hindu organisations have demanded action against the man.
The officials said action will be taken after the probe is completed.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
