Priest Beaten, Sacked After Viral Non-Veg Photo; Father Removes Him From Temple Service

• A photo of Prashant Giri alias Golu Pandit, a priest at Baba Shri Bhuteshwar Dham Temple in Keshavpuram, Kanpur, eating non-vegetarian food went viral.
• An enraged crowd of 50-60 people gathered at the temple, dragged Prashant Giri out, and severely beat him.
• Mahant Santosh Giri, Prashant's father, immediately removed his son from temple service, citing the consumption of non-vegetarian food and the paramount dignity of the temple.
• Police initiated precautionary action against Prashant Giri for disturbing peace; he has been missing since the incident.
• Prashant's wife and daughter-in-law were also assaulted when they tried to intervene and save him from the crowd.