UP Priest Faked Attack On Himself With Hired Gunman To Frame Rival: Cops

A conspiracy by a temple priest and others in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district was busted by the police on Saturday, who said the accused hired a professional shooter and orchestrated an attack on himself to frame a political rival. Seven people, including the chief monk of the temple and a village head, have been arrested over the attack on the priest who too will be arrested once he is released from the hospital, the police said.