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Priest lights his own 'funeral pyre'; dead

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Nov 19 2016 | 8:42 PM IST
A 60-year-old priest in a village in Marathwada region of Maharashtra died after allegedly lighting his own funeral pyre, police said today.
Vithal Pole was the priest at a Hanuman temple in Suegaon village of Hingoli district, police said. He lived on the temple premises.
This morning, villagers saw smoke billowing from the temple and found Pole burnt to death. He apparently lighted his own funeral pyre, police said.
Further probe is on.

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First Published: Nov 19 2016 | 8:42 PM IST

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