Priest on indefinite hunger strike dies in Surendranagar

Surendranagr: A priest of the local Ramji Mandir from Sidhsar near Patdi who was on indefinite fasting, died in the hospital. He was on indefinite fast demanding the arrest of Mohsin Khan alias Ravan Nasibkhan Jat Malek who had stolen 150 years old murtis by breaking the lock of the Siddhsar Mandir.

Priest Mayaram Ramanandi had demanded the immediate arrest of the accused and the return of the stolen murtis back in the mandir. Ramanandi had stopped having food and water, demanding the same. He was taken to the hospital where he stayed on ventilator support for six days. The Police team is led by Dhrangadhra’s DySP JD Purohit. The accused is still not caught. Police have arranged bandobast in the village to prevent any further protests of violence in this connection. DeshGujarat