The victim told reporters that the Mahant 'is a close relative' and after her father's death, he had brought her to the mutt for teaching her. He had been raping her for the last five years.
The crime branch of the local police said they have held a juvenile in connection with the kidnapping and murder of the girl but refused to share further information.
The deceased, identified as Vinayak Krishna was attacked by a sharp weapon in a loot bid, following which he was rushed to a hospital by locals in the area.
About 27 years ago, the victim was living in the city with her sister and brother-in-law. One Naki Hasan of her locality had entered the house when she was alone and allegedly raped her.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday. The victim, who has a daughter, was living with her maternal grandmother following a dispute with her husband, the police said.
The bodies of a 22-year-old woman and her two children were found hanging at their house here, police said on Friday.
The Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh Police has naturalised two wanted criminals in an encounter in Arail of Prayagraj district.
The incident took place on Wednesday night and the man was allegedly upset over his daughter's alleged affair with a youth whom he disliked.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Santosh Kumar Singh, the man's wife and two of his daughters died on the spot while one daughter is in critical condition and has been admitted to the hospital.
The incident took place on Tuesday evening. The woman's mother, who rushed to the rescue of her daughter, suffered minor injuries.
Initial investigations revealed that the plastic ball-type object contained gun and aluminum powder. It appears that an attempt was made to assemble grenade-like explosive, sources said.
A man who was granted bail in a sexual assault case allegedly shot dead the survivor's father in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district.
The accused were identified as Vicky Ganesh Khapre (20), Dinesh Mahadev Nikhare (25), Ramakrishna Dadaji Mhaskar (41), Vinod Jayaram Masram (42), and DR alias Sopan Haribhau Kumre (35).
The accused created the fake account using the name and photograph of Lokesh Sharma, the OSD to the chief minister, and sent friend requests to his contacts, police said.
Eyewitnesses said that six unknown assailants rode three bikes to the house of Sanjiv Mishra located in Parsathua village and opened fire on him indiscriminately.
An FIR has been registered, but no arrest has been made till now. Further investigation of the case is underway.
In a daring heist, thieves allegedly stole huge quantity of silver kept in a box buried in the basement of a Jaipur house by digging a 20-foot-long and 15-foot-deep tunnel, according to police.
Both the accused - a 55-year-old man and his adult son - have been detained by police and interrogation is on.
A stolen underwear led to a murder when a man stabbed his co-worker to death just because the latter had stolen the garment and worn it, police said.
The incident took place in Shekhpura village under Azeem Nagar police station when the man asked his neighbours not to pluck the fruits.
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