Overview
- Police say unidentified assailants stabbed 60‑year‑old priest Milan Das at an under‑construction temple in Bangarmau on Tuesday and he was declared dead at the local community health centre.
- Forensic teams collected evidence at the scene, officers are reviewing nearby CCTV footage, and the body has been sent for a post‑mortem examination.
- Authorities have formed multiple probe teams to trace the attackers and have detained three suspects while two named accused remain at large and are being hunted.
- Local residents briefly blocked the Hardoi–Unnao road in protest after the killing, and the victim’s elder brother told police the family had no known disputes, leaving motive unestablished.
- Das had long served at the Bodheshwar temple and had been building a new shrine nearby for about six months, and investigators say post‑mortem and camera evidence will guide next legal steps and searches.