Updated On: 31 August, 2025 04:15 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The brutal attack was captured on CCTV, showing the men thrashing the sevadar with sticks. One of the accused, who is a resident of Dakshinpuri and native of Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, was caught on the spot by locals and handed over to the police, officials said

The argument reportedly began after the accused, who were visiting the temple, demanded ‘chunni prasad’. Representational pic
A 35-year-old ‘sevadar’ of the Kalkaji temple in Delhi was beaten to death in broad daylight, allegedly by a group of men following an argument over ‘prasad’, police said on Saturday. Five people have been arrested in connection with the case, reported PTI.
The brutal attack was captured on CCTV, showing the men thrashing the sevadar, Yogendra Singh, with sticks.
One of the accused, 30-year-old Atul Pandey, who is a resident of Dakshinpuri and native of Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur, was caught on the spot by locals and handed over to the police, officials said.