Mutt official murdered in Kancheepuram

The Hindu News Update Service: "The Manager of Vaishno Uttaranchal Mutt, Srinivasachar, was found murdered inside the mutt premises here this morning, police said. The body of the 40-year-old temple official, hailing from Patna, was found in a pool of blood inside a hall of the Mutt, they said. Senior police officials have rushed to the spot.

The murder of Srinivasachar was the second such killing of a temple official in the area. The Manager of Varadharajaswamy temple, Sankararaman, was done to death in September last. The Kanchi Seer Jayendra Saraswathi and his Junior Vijayendra Saraswathi have been arrested in connection with the murder of Sankararaman. "