A 55-year old 'sadhu' was today found murdered at Geetadham Ashram at Gwarighat area here, police said.
The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. The 'sadhu' had arrived here last evening with his disciple, Gwarighat police station in-charge G R Chandrawanshi said.
The officer said injury marks were found on sadhu's head while his disciple, aged around 35, was absconding.
According to Chandrawanshi, the priest of Geetadham Ashram informed that the sadhu and his disciple had dinner at 8 PM and went to sleep in a room situated on the temple premises.
This morning, the priest found his body in a pool of blood inside the room and informed police, said the officer.
"A case of murder has been registered in this regard and his body was sent for post-mortem," Chandrawanshi added.
The police have launched a hunt for the disciple, he said.
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