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10 arrested for planning forcible takeover of Barsana temple
Barsana (Uttar Pradesh), June 10
Ten members
of a gang planning the forcible takeover of the famous Radha Rani temple
in Barsana town in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh were arrested and
firearms, bombs and live cartridges seized from them, police said on
Wednesday.
"The arrested persons have been sent to jail," Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rakesh Prasad Singh told IANS.
The
SSP said that a team comprising Superintendent of Police (rural) Ajay
Kumar, Chata CO Atul Kumar Srivastav and Barsana SO Rajendra Nagar
detained one person, Dinesh Das, on Monday night in connection with the
case.
Vijendra and Itwari of Kama tehsil in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan were also arrested.
Following
their interrogation, police arrested six others from Vijendra's house
and seized several bombs, .315 bore rifles and live cartridges.
A
case under the Arms and Explosives Act was registered against the
accused, including Nanha Singh, Vasudev, Mukesh, Nahar Singh, Vinod and
Baney Singh.
Police said that Dinesh claimed ownership of the
temple on the basis of documents, including a will, in his possession.
He said he has orders from Chata tehsil court in his favour as well.
Goswami Samaj, which manages the temple, however refuted Dinesh's contention and said the documents were "forged".
In
the past week, Provincial Armed Constabulary and personnel from
neighbouring police stations were deployed here in view of the tense
situation over the temple issue.