# Telangana temple priest booked for sexually assaulting minor 2026-08-16T11:08:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A temple priest in Telangana's Rangareddy district has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl inside the temple. The incident occurred within the limits of Ramachandrapuram police station under the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate. Police said locals noticed the priest behaving inappropriately with the minor, recorded the incident on video, and informed the authorities. Officers have registered a case and taken the accused, identified as Sayanna, into custody. An investigation is underway, police confirmed. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Cyberabad police, Rangareddy, Sayanna, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-temple-priest-booked-for-sexually-assaulting-minor/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-temple-priest-booked-for-sexually-assaulting-minor/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/