Two men were arrested by the Ghaziabad police on Tuesday for alleged involvement in a case of loot and murder of priest of a temple in Nehru Nagar in April 2017. Both men carry a reward of Rs 25,000 each for their arrest.The temple is located barely 20 metres from the Nasirpur police post under the jurisdiction of the Sihani Gate police station area in Ghaziabad. The police identified the two accused as Ashok Giri and Awadh Ram from Bahraich and Shravasti districts, respectively. The police said that both the men were trying to escape from being caught since the incident of April 28 and 29, 2017. Vaibhav Krishna, Senior Superintendent of Police, said that the two men, along with several others, murdered the priest inside the temple complex, looted his money and fled. Several people involved in the incident were arrested earlier, but the two were fleeing since the incident. They both carried a reward of Rs 25,000 each for their arrest and were also facing charges under the Gangster Act. During the investigation, the police found that on the night of the incident, a group of men had barged inside the temple complex and murdered mahant Nasik Giri. Both his legs had been tied and he had been strangled. His body was discovered the next morning. The police said that the two men were arrested during a routine check. They had come to Ghaziabad for some work and were trying to escape by boarding a bus near ALT crossing. While the two accused were arrested by the Kavi Nagar police on Tuesda, a case for loot and murder was lodged at Sihani Gate police station.