Kota: A 35-year-old Mahant of the ancient Chandrasel Math here was fatally stabbed 26 times by unidentified assailants late Friday night. Kota police said that the assailants barged into the Math under Borkheda police station limits i around 12 am on Friday, locked one of the two Mahants in a room and attacked Devanand Van Mahant multiple times with sharp weapons, DSP Rudrapratap Sharma stated.
The Mahant (head priest) sustained at least 26 vital wounds and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital on Friday night, he said. The DSP said the attack on the Mahant stems from a dispute over ownership of the Trust and the post. The deceased, a resident of Sawaimadhopur, moved to Chandesal Math in Kota four years ago, the DSP said.
The police officer said the postmortem was conducted; however, several religious leaders and people arrived at the hospital, and the family members and the religious organisation refused to take the body for last rites until the accused are arrested.
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