UP Priest Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 7-Year-Old Boy Near Temple in Deoria

Dec 17, 2025 02:10 am CST

A 65-year-old priest, Ramesh Chandra Puri, has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy near a local temple. The accused, who served as a temple priest for two decades, has been charged under the POCSO Act and remanded to judicial custody while further legal proceedings continue.