Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Two Men Who Confronted UP Priest Found Buried at Temple
Two men went to visit a temple in a village in India.
They wanted to talk to the temple priest because they were upset about something he reportedly did.
After that visit, the two men were never seen again.
Their families and the police looked for them for about two weeks.
Then police found the men's bodies hidden in a hole at the temple.
The spot had been covered up, and lamps had been lit above it.
The temple priest has disappeared and police want to find him.
Police are trying to figure out exactly what happened.
They will study evidence from the bodies to learn more.
People in the village are shocked because it happened at a holy place.
Ankur Kumar and Israr Ahmed reportedly went to a Ganesh temple in Lahchauda village to confront the chief priest over his alleged relationship with one of their sisters.
The two men, both in their early 30s, had been missing since July 25.
Police searching for the missing men found their bodies concealed in a pit within the temple compound about two weeks later.
The concealed spot had been covered over, and lamps were subsequently lit above it.
The temple's chief priest is absconding, and police have not yet established a complete sequence of events or a final motive.
- Who
- Ankur Kumar and Israr Ahmed, two men in their early 30s, and the chief priest of a Ganesh temple, who is absconding.
- What
- The two men, who went to confront the priest over an alleged relationship with one of their sisters, were found buried in a pit inside the temple premises in a suspected double murder.
- When
- The men disappeared on July 25, and their bodies were found about two weeks later; police reported the discovery on August 14, 2026.
- Where
- Ganesh temple, Lahchauda village, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The men reportedly went to the temple to confront the priest over his alleged relationship with one of their sisters; the motive has not been officially established by police.
- Victims
- Ankur Kumar and Israr Ahmed
- Ages
- Both in their early 30s
- Location
- Ganesh temple, Lahchauda village, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh
- Date of disappearance
- July 25
- Bodies found
- About two weeks after disappearance
- Suspect
- Temple chief priest (absconding)
- Case type
- Missing-person case turned suspected double murder
- Report date
- August 14, 2026