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We were informed that Kranti Dal workers had forced the priest to leave the temple.”“Brahmins in Muzaffarnagar are upset since after Yogi Adityanath said Hanuman was a Dalit. A few days ago, groups of Dalit outfits had reached two prominent Hanuman temples at Hazratganj and Aliganj and attempted to take control of the administration. Therefore, we decided that Dalits should have the control on all Hanuman temples in the district. A priest of a renowned Hanuman temple in Muzaffarnagar got an FIR lodged against workers of Dalit outfit Valmiki Kranti Dal Wednesday, a day after the latter allegedly took over the premises, manhandled the complainant and forced him to leave. Station House Officer (SHO) of City Kotwali police station Anil Kaparwan said, “We rushed to the Hanuman temple after being informed about trouble there and found workers of Valmiki Kranti Dal conducting rituals of the priest..