Overview

• Jagannath Dixit, an 83-year-old supakar (cook) at the Jagannath temple, was found dead on a roadside near Rabeni Choura in Gudiashahi on June 11 during the Snan Jatra festival.
• CCTV footage showed an unidentified man leaving Dixit’s body, prompting authorities to treat the case as a homicide.
• A person has been detained in connection with the killing and the victim’s body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
• Superintendent of Police Vinit Agarwal said investigators are exploring whether personal enmity led to the murder.
• The death has raised concerns about security arrangements at the temple during major religious ceremonies.