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Kali Mata idol found dressed as Mother Mary in Chembur Temple, Mumbai

OpIndia Staff - 25 November, 2025

A priest in Mumbai’s Chembur area was arrested for dressing the Goddess Kali idol as Mother Mary. While the priest claimed the goddess requested this in a dream, outraged devotees filed a complaint. Police have charged him under Section 295A for hurting religious sentiments.

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Uttar Pradesh: Imamuddin pretends to be Hindu, acts as temple priest, police arrest him and recover three Aadhar cards

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2025

The accused even took land from the village head and funds from the locals to build a temple. He then started living inside it.

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Uttar Pradesh: Taufiq, Iqbal, Israel, Shaida, and others assault Hindu priest in Rampur for playing bhajans on loudspeaker, 12 arrested so far

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2025

The priest told the police that the assailants claimed the village head was with them and that they would expel Hindus from the village. He further stated that the Hindu residents, already a small minority in the village, are living in fear following the incident.

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Ghaziabad: Bulldozer action after priest installs CCTV camera in women’s bathroom near temple, hunt on for the fleeing accused

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2024

He was previously arrested in 2017 for extorting money from a doctor and also twice in 2018 for unlawfully harvesting wood.

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5 arguments made by J Sai Deepak in the Sabarimala temple priest appointment case that decimated another bid to desecrate tradition

OpIndia Staff - 14 March, 2023

J Sai Deepak argued against the secularisation of non-secular activities such as appointments of priests in Hindu temples.

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Rajasthan: 12 held for attempting to burn alive a temple priest and his wife, victims critical

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

The accused Jitendra Singh is said to be the mastermind of the incident. He stays in Guntur city of Andhra Pradesh and had planned to murder the priest and his wife over a property issue.

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