Pandit Beaten After Viral Non-Veg Photo, Expelled from Temple Service
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Priest Beaten, Sacked After Viral Non-Veg Photo; Father Removes Him From Temple Service
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News18•11-03-2026, 11:04
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.