India, May 26 -- Tension prevailed after a priest was detained by police on the charge of raping an 11 year-old girl within the premises of a well-known Shiva shrine in Kuchinda area of Odisha's Sambalpur district here today.

The shocking incident, which took place at the popular Mukteswar temple within Jamankira police limits, came to the fore after parents of the victim filed a police complaint and demanded justice for their daughter.

As per reports, the priest (45) on duty at Mukteswar temple on the day had gone to perform a puja in neighbouring Deogarh district. He had asked another priest in his neighbourhood to take over and carry out the rituals at the shrine in his absence. He had also directed his minor daughter, who was wel...