Five held for murders of three Karnataka priests

Five suspected burglars have been arrested for the murders of three priests at a village temple in Karnataka's Mandya district during a robbery, police said on Monday. "Three accused were arrested after police shot at and injured them in self-defence when they attacked our men at Sodolalu village in Maddurtaluk of the district earlier in the day, while trying to escape from a bus stop," Mandya Inspector BS Shivanna told IANS on phone. Mandya is about 100 km southwest of Bengaluru, en route Mysuru. "Accused Manju, Vijay, and Chandru were rushed to a state-run hospital at Mandya for treatment of bullet injuries in their legs," said Shivanna. A Sub-Inspector and two Constables were also injured in the operation and are under treatment. (IANS)

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