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Valuables worth ₹50 lakh stolen from temple in Thane
The theft came to light Sunday morning when the management of the temple opened the premises and found the valuables missing.
Two unidentified persons broke into a Krishna temple in Thane’s Jambhli Naka and stole cash, gold and silver worth ₹50 lakh on Sunday morning.
The thieves cut the wire connecting the CCTVs and broke into the Govardhan Vaishnav Mandir Haveli on the eve of Janmashtami. The stolen goods include cash from the donation box and gold ornaments worth 1kg adorned on the idol and silver vessels.
The crime branch and Thane Nagar police station are investigating the crime and have taken seven people for interrogation.
“The temple priest and his family stay within the temple premises. However, they were not aware of the theft. The thieves entered through the back door and cut open the netted door, due to which they were not captured in the other cameras in the premises,” said Ravikant Malekar, senior police inspector, Thane Nagar police station.
