Bhubaneswar, June 12 || A shocking incident has rocked the temple town of Puri, where an 80-year-old senior servitor of the Jagannath Temple, Jagannath Dixit, was allegedly murdered under mysterious circumstances.
The incident took place in the Gudia Sahi area under Puri Town Police limits on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased, a respected servitor from Mahasuar Sahi, had reportedly visited the Jagannath Temple on Wednesday for his daily religious duties.
The deceased's nephew, Bhimsen Dixit, stated, “My uncle had gone to the temple to offer his daily service to the deities on Wednesday. After returning home, this unfortunate incident occurred. We still don’t know who is behind this and why.”
According to police sources, his body was discovered near Rabeni Square in Gudia Sahi.
Sources said the body was discovered near Rabeni Square in Goudia Sahi. CCTV footage shows a person abandoning the body near the house of Naran Patjoshi, a resident of the same locality. Jagannath Dixit had allegedly gone to Patjoshi's residence to demand repayment of some money, and a quarrel reportedly broke out, which is suspected to have led to the murder.