KHAGRACHHARI, BANGLADESH, April 30, 2002: Two persons, one of them a Hindu priest, were killed and another person was injured in separate incidents in the Khagrachhari hill district in last two days. Madan Gopal, 45, priest of Radha Madan Ashram in Manikchhari Upazila was stabbed to death by a gang of criminals at the temple Sunday night, police sources said. The criminals also looted a gold statuette from the temple. Temple authorities said the murder of the priest was a sequel to a dispute over tolls demanded by some criminals. The priest had refused to give in to their demand. The police arrested one Sanwar Hossain on suspicion. The Hindus in Khagrachhari brought out a protest rally after the murder and demanded punishment of the culprits.
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