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	Temple Priest Surrenders before Magistrate Press Trust of India November 17, 2009 http://www.ptinews.com/news/381040_Temple-priest-surrenders-before-Magistrate Kancheepuram (TN), Nov 17 (PTI) A priest, allegedly involved in immoral activities with women in the precincts of a temple here, has surrendered before a magistrate after evading the police dragnet for nearly a month. Devanathan (39), the priest of Maheswarar temple, surrendered before Judicial Magistrate I V Sudha yesterday. He was remanded in judicial custody for 15 days. He had allegedly recorded his "immoral acts" on his mobile phone. Police said the priest's activities came to light when he gave his phone to a service shop for repair after it developed some snag. A Tamil magazine had in April published reports on Devanathan's immoral activities in the temple, following which police had registered a complaint against him under section 295-A (insulting religious beliefs) in September. He was absconding since then.
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