No one should give communal angle to killing of priests in UP’s Bulandshahr: Uddhav Thackeray
"The way we have taken strict legal action in such incidents, we expect you to do the same and punish the culprits severely. But no one gives a communal colour to these incidents," read subsequent tweet.
New Delhi: Condemning the murder of two priests at a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday had a telephonic conversation with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressing concern that no one should give communal angle to the killings.
“I spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister @myogiadityanath ji over the phone and expressed concern over the inhuman killing of two priests in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. We are all with you against such abominable acts,” Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office tweeted.
मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव बाळासाहेब ठाकरे यांनी आज उत्तर प्रदेशचे मुख्यमंत्री @myogiadityanath जी यांच्याशी फोनवर चर्चा करून उत्तर प्रदेशमधील बुलंदशहर येथे घडलेल्या दोन साधूंच्या अमानुष हत्येवरून चिंता व्यक्त केली. अशा अमानुष घटने विरुद्ध आम्ही सर्व तुमच्यासोबत आहोत.
— Office of Uddhav Thackeray (@OfficeofUT) April 28, 2020
“The way we have taken strict legal action in such incidents, we expect you to do the same and punish the culprits severely. But no one gives a communal colour to these incidents,” read subsequent tweet.
On the incident, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut tweeted: “Scary! The killing of two priests at a temple in Bulandshahr, UP, but I appeal to everyone not to make it communal, the way some people tried to do in the Palghar case.”
बुलंदशहर के मंदिर में दो साधु-संतों की हत्या मामले में मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव ठाकरे ने योगी आदित्यनाथ से फोन पर चर्चा की। उन्होंने साधुओं की हत्या को लेकर चिंता व्यक्त की। ऐसी अमानवीय घटना घटती है तब राजनीति न करके हमें एक साथ काम करते हुए अपराधियों को दंडित करवाना चाहिए :उद्धव ठाकरे
— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) April 28, 2020
Bodies of two priests were found at a temple, allegedly murdered, in Pagona village of Bulandshahr.
Informing about the incident, Santosh Kumar Singh, SSP had said, “The two priests used to live here at the temple. One person named Murai alias Raju who is a cannabis addict and who frequently visited the temple apparently took away a ‘chimta’ (tong) for which he was chided by the priests. For that, he killed them using a sword. Villagers also spotted Murari going outside the village.”
#Bulandshahr: दो साधुओं की हत्या का मामला पुलिस ने आरोपी मुरारी को किया गिरफ्तार, देखिए क्या कहा… @Uppolice
Read-https://t.co/0VrB6UaCKR pic.twitter.com/JBahJbdE8H— Newsroompost (@NewsroomPostCom) April 28, 2020
The accused was arrested two kilometres from the village where he was found in an inebriated state, he said.
Meanwhile, Adityanath has directed the district magistrate, senior superintendent of police and other senior officers to reach the spot immediately.
He has also sought a detailed account of the incident from officials and asked them to ensure the strictest action against the culprits. (ANI)