One Fatality in commotion at Swaminarayan Temple in Vadodara

Vadodara: A commotion erupted at the Swaminarayan Temple in Chani during the replacement of a lock, escalating into violence and causing the unfortunate death of a middle-aged man.

The temple’s Kothari Swami was in the process of replacing the lock today when some people intervened. This confrontation resulted led to a middle-aged man being pushed out of the temple, causing him to fall to the ground. The entire incident was captured on CCTV footage. The victim, identified as Dineshbhai Purushottam Vankar, tragically lost his life due to injuries sustained. The police arrived at the scene and, transferred Dineshbhai’s body to the hospital for a post-mortem examination. Authorities are actively investigating the complete incident.

Nitin Parmar, a member of the subcommittee, revealed that the deceased elder was also a committee member. During the process of changing the temple’s lock, individuals named Dinesh Mistry, Jayant Chauhan, Jayanti Parmar, and Ramesh Parmar, accompanied by their wives and four to five other individuals, attempted to obstruct the proceedings, triggering the ensuing commotion. DeshGujarat