A priest was killed and a devotee shot at when miscreants attacked a Hindu temple in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh this morning.
Deceased Jogeshwar Dasa Dhikari, 50, was the priest of Sri Sri Shantu Santo Gaurio monastery on the bank of Karatoa River.
Injured Gopal Chandra Roy, 32, was rushed to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, our Thakurgaon correspondent reports quoting Md Kafil Uddin, assistant superintendent of police in Panchagarh.
According to the police officer, unidentified criminals started to pelt stones at the temple around 6:30am. As the priest came out hearing the sound of stones hitting the temple, the miscreants stabbed him indiscriminately.
The assailants also fired several gunshots and exploded crude bombs while fleeing the spot, leaving Gopal Chandra injured, the ASP said.
Info : thedailystar
