UP: Clash among villagers nails farmer's lie about gold idol of Hanuman

  • | Wednesday | 10th October, 2018

Later on Wednesday, a clash broke out between villagers of Kesarpur and Pinjari, as both of them wanted the 'gold' idol of Hanuman to be installed in their village. He was planning to become self-style godman for mere investment of Rs 45,000.”"We have arrested him and booked him for cheating and hurting the religious sentiments," added officer Bhadauria. People even started donating money to build a temple and around Rs 75,000 was collected in a couple of hours. AGRA: Tired of sowing same crop year after year with less returns, a farmer in Etah district planted a brass idol of Lord Hanuman six feet deep on his agricultural land to mint money on religious sentiments of local residents. On Tuesday, he staged a drama of recovery of valuable antique.

AGRA: Tired of sowing same crop year after year with less returns, a farmer in Etah district planted a brass idol of Lord Hanuman six feet deep on his agricultural land to mint money on religious sentiments of local residents. But the idea backfired and he landed in jail.Five months back Surendar Yadav (45), a resident of Kesarpur village close to Jaithara and Jasarathpur, bought a 70kg Hanuman idol from Aligarh’s Sadar market and quietly buried it in his field.On Tuesday, Yadav hired some labours and started digging the field on the pretext of building a grocery shop. As the labourers started digging the field to lay the foundation of a shop, one of them hit the metal idol with a spade, which triggered excitement among the men present there.Airing the excitement, Surendar quickly announced that the idol was an antique of Lord Hanuman made up of gold. Soon the news spread like wildfire in neighbouring villages of Jamalpur and Pinjari.Speaking to TOI, a local resident Vijay Pratap Singh said, "Scores of villagers rush to see the idol with incense stick, coconut and flowers to offer prayers. People even started donating money to build a temple and around Rs 75,000 was collected in a couple of hours. Later on Wednesday, a clash broke out between villagers of Kesarpur and Pinjari, as both of them wanted the 'gold' idol of Hanuman to be installed in their village."Taking cognizance of the clashes, police force of Jaithara and Jasarathpur reached the spot to control the situation.Talking to TOI, circle officer Ajay Bhadauria of Aliganj said, "During probe, we found that Surendar in a bid to make quick money on religious sentiments, had buried the idol few months back on his land. On Tuesday, he staged a drama of recovery of valuable antique. He was planning to become self-style godman for mere investment of Rs 45,000.”"We have arrested him and booked him for cheating and hurting the religious sentiments," added officer Bhadauria.

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