Highlights The police said he was brutally murdered using an axe Police have started an investigation Agra: A body of a sadhu, who appeared to have been brutally murdered using an axe, was found in a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Wednesday (March 17) morning. The incident, which occurred in the New Agra area, has created an atmosphere of panic among the locals. The villagers discovered the blood-stained body lying in the Hanuman temple premises, built in the jungle along the Yamuna river. The police arrived at the scene after the locals reported the incident. Rohan Pramod Botre, Additional SP (City), Agra said that the sadhu was killed using an axe. The weapon was recovered from the crime scene.