A sadhu in Bhakhrawali village of Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh was found murdered in his house on Wednesday.
On the morning of 17 August, the villagers spotted the body of the sadhu outside his hut.
The deceased sadhu has been identified as Chetan Das and police found injury marks on it.
Meanwhile, the reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. Moreover, the police are investigating the matter.
“Some unknown people had attacked the saint. As per the villagers, he hailed from Punjab and they used to serve him food at his hut,” said the police mentioning that he seemed to have had good relations with everyone in the village.
According to the Sangaria Police, the sadhu had been living in the village for the last 25 years. Earlier on Wednesday, the body of the sadhu was found lying in the pool of blood.
“Mourning the death of the saint Chetan Das, the villagers have demanded the arrest of the persons involved in his killing. His body has been sent to a mortuary of Sangaria Hospital,” the police said.
Moreover, after receiving information about the incident Deputy Superintendent of Sangarai Police Prateek Mile reached the spot.
However, a probe has been investigated and sadhu’s nephew Ravi Shankar Sharma has lodged a case in the police station.