Overview
- Villagers discovered smoke at the Shiva temple on Thursday, October 1, and found one body still burning and the other severely charred, prompting a police response.
- The deceased were identified as Gopal Das, 70, and Bihari Das, 60, both long‑time caretakers of the temple who lived on or managed the adjoining land.
- Police detained a local man identified as Sumit (Sumit Singh) and say he has been questioned about admitting to attacking the two men and setting their bodies on fire.
- Forensic teams collected evidence at the scene, the remains were sent for postmortem examination, and officers say they recovered a heavy rod said to be used in the assault.
- Authorities are treating a dispute over control of the temple and adjacent land as a likely motive, underscoring how property fights can escalate at rural shrines and shaping what investigators will seek next.