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Crime
UP Priest Jailed After Luring Girls into Temple Room, Selling Their Videos Abroad
✍️ NDTV
🗓 02 Nov 2026, 04:49 AM
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A priest in Uttar Pradesh was sentenced to prison after authorities uncovered a scheme in which he lured girls visiting a temple into a private room, sexually assaulted them, recorded the acts and sold the videos overseas.
A priest at a temple in Uttar Pradesh was arrested after a police investigation revealed that he lured girls into a private room under the pretext of offering them prasad. Once inside, he sexually assaulted the girls, recorded the acts and allegedly sold the videos abroad. The court found the evidence compelling and sentenced the priest to a prison term. The case has raised concerns about safety protocols in religious sites across the state.