New Delhi, Aug 30: A man was killed following a violent quarrel at the Kalkaji Temple in New Delhi after an argument over Chunni Prasad escalated into a physical assault, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred late on Friday evening, when a group of people confronted the victim, identified as 35-year-old Yogendra Singh, who had been serving as a ‘sewadaar’ at the temple for the past 14 to 15 years. The deceased, Yogendra, was a resident of Fattepur, located in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi.
According to Delhi Police, a PCR call was received around 9:30 P.M. on Friday, following which a team immediately reached the scene. Officials confirmed that an FIR has been registered under No. 515/25 with Sections 103(1)/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Authorities further revealed that one of the accused, 30-year-old Atul Pandey, a resident of Dakshinpuri in the National Capital, was caught by members of the public and handed over to police; however, others remain at large. “Remaining accused are being identified and efforts are being made to apprehend them,” the police said in a statement. Investigations have revealed that the accused had come to the temple for ‘darshan’.