Kalkaji temple sewadar had arguments with accused several times in last few weeks before he was beaten to death: Police

Apart from Mohan and Kuldeep, Nitin Pandey (26), a resident of Govindpuri and father, Anil Kumar, and Atul Pandey (30) were arrested in the case after Singh died.

Police said a PCR call was received around 9.30 pm about a quarrel inside the temple premises on Friday. When a police team reached the spot, it was found that a group of men had come to the temple for darshan and later demanded chunni prasad (a combination of a sacred headscarf and a religious offering of food) from Singh.

An argument broke out, and the men allegedly assaulted Singh with sticks and rained blows, said police. He was rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he succumbed to injuries.

A video of the incident shows a group of men beating him with sticks as he lies motionless on the ground while passersby watch in shock.

An officer earlier said, “On Friday, the men ran into Yogendra again at the temple. Yogendra told them that the temple had run out of prasad when they asked for some. Enraged, the men decided to wait until the temple closed and followed him to the temple’s dharamshala. As Yogendra rested, they entered the room and dragged him outside to beat him.”