<p>A 60-year-old temple priest was allegedly murdered and his body stuffed in a plastic sack was dumped into a river in Rajasthan's Dholpur district, police said Wednesday.</p>.<p>Bahavuddin Khan, a priest of Parvati Mata Temple located on the banks of Parvati river in Tontri village was murdered last night. Chopped body parts were recovered on Wednesday in a plastic bag from the river, Kanchanpur Station House Officer Hemraj Sharma said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/woman-kills-husband-sleeps-next-to-his-body-in-uttar-pradesh-1173451.html" target="_blank">Woman kills husband, sleeps next to his body in Uttar Pradesh</a></strong></p>.<p>According to the villagers, the deceased Khan had converted to Hinduism and used to offer prayers at the temple for about 10 years, the SHO said.</p>.<p>The head of the body is yet to be recovered, he said, adding the body has been kept in a mortuary of a hospital.</p>.<p>A preliminary inquiry has revealed that the deceased had a dispute with another nearby temple priest Mahesh Das over some issue, the police officer said.</p>.<p>According to villagers, Das killed Khan due to past enmity as he is absconding after the incident. Hunt is on to nab Dass, the SHO added. </p>
<p>A 60-year-old temple priest was allegedly murdered and his body stuffed in a plastic sack was dumped into a river in Rajasthan's Dholpur district, police said Wednesday.</p>.<p>Bahavuddin Khan, a priest of Parvati Mata Temple located on the banks of Parvati river in Tontri village was murdered last night. Chopped body parts were recovered on Wednesday in a plastic bag from the river, Kanchanpur Station House Officer Hemraj Sharma said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/woman-kills-husband-sleeps-next-to-his-body-in-uttar-pradesh-1173451.html" target="_blank">Woman kills husband, sleeps next to his body in Uttar Pradesh</a></strong></p>.<p>According to the villagers, the deceased Khan had converted to Hinduism and used to offer prayers at the temple for about 10 years, the SHO said.</p>.<p>The head of the body is yet to be recovered, he said, adding the body has been kept in a mortuary of a hospital.</p>.<p>A preliminary inquiry has revealed that the deceased had a dispute with another nearby temple priest Mahesh Das over some issue, the police officer said.</p>.<p>According to villagers, Das killed Khan due to past enmity as he is absconding after the incident. Hunt is on to nab Dass, the SHO added. </p>