Overview

• The incident occurred in Varanasi’s Madanpura area after Friday puja at a Hanuman temple, according to PTI reports.
• Priest Sanjay Prajapati told police he played devotional songs on a tape recorder when Abdul Nasir and his son confronted him.
• The two allegedly demanded the loudspeaker be turned off and threatened dire consequences if the recitation was played again.
• Prajapati said dozens of people then surrounded him and issued threats, as detailed in his police complaint.
• Deputy Commissioner of Police Gaurav Bansal said a case was registered and the two accused were arrested on Friday night.