Servitors among 6 arrested for theft at famed Odisha temple
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Servitors among 6 arrested for theft at famed Odisha temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Berhampur: Four servitors were among the six persons arrested in connection with the theft of ornaments and cash from the revered Tara Tarini temple in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Friday. Silver ornaments worth Rs 10 lakh were stolen from the temple, a 'Shakta Pith' located on a hilltop in Purushottampur, on November 4. The accused were identified as Amulya Rana, Bikash Rana, Rabin Kumar Rana of Gobindapur and Goutam Rana of Pratapur -- all servitors of the temple. Besides stealing the silver ornaments, they had also taken cash from the 'hundi' or the donation box of the temple, police said.

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Two TN men arrested for stealing gold from passenger who landed at Thiruvananthapuram airport
1 month ago

Two TN men arrested for stealing gold from passenger who landed at Thiruvananthapuram airport

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Valiyathura police have arrested two Tamil Nadu natives accused of stealing gold from a passenger, who had landed at the International Airport here, by posing as cops. Thoothukudi natives Manikya Raj, 23, and Pechi Durai, 23, were arrested for robbing gold ornaments weighing six sovereigns from a Thirunelveli native, who had arrived from Singapore on November 12. As …

Chandigarh: Silver ornaments stolen from Sector-38 temple
1 month ago

Chandigarh: Silver ornaments stolen from Sector-38 temple

Hindustan Times  

Burglars made off with silver ornaments, including a snake and a leaf, from the Shivalaya at the Sanatan Dharam Mandir in Sector 38-C, police said on Thursday. This isn’t the first time a temple has been targeted for theft in Chandigarh On November 9, in an overnight incident, thieves broke into a temple in Sector 19 and stole the silver …

Burglars break into Odisha's Tara Tarini temple, make away with ornaments worth lakhs
2 months ago

Burglars break into Odisha's Tara Tarini temple, make away with ornaments worth lakhs

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Unidentified miscreants broke into Tara Tarini temple complex and decamped with ornaments worth lakhs of rupees at Purushottampur in Ganjam district late on Tuesday night. The silver crown of the deity and a ceremonial umbrella were found stolen, executive officer of the temple board TK Reddy said. The theft came to light when servitors reached the temple in the …

Police Busts Gang of Gold Ornament Thieves, Seizing 103 Grams of Stolen Jewelry
2 months, 1 week ago

Police Busts Gang of Gold Ornament Thieves, Seizing 103 Grams of Stolen Jewelry

New Indian Express  

Rourkela police have arrested nine members of an interstate criminal gang involved in stealing gold ornaments from people under the pretext of cleaning them. The gang members introduced themselves to the victims as agents of the Patanjali group, offering to clean their gold ornaments free of charge. While pretending to clean the ornaments, the accused would steal the original ones. …

Man accused of stealing temple valuables arrested in Odisha
6 months ago

Man accused of stealing temple valuables arrested in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

A 45-year-man accused of stealing valuables from temples across southern states was arrested from Odisha’s Nayagarh district on Saturday, police said. Sub divisional police officer of Jeypore in Koraput district, Ankit Verma said Ghanashyam, who is involved in more than 50-odd cases of theft of temple valuables, was arrested from his hideout in Nayagarh district over his involvement in the …

Two arrested by Mandya district police for temple thefts
1 year, 3 months ago

Two arrested by Mandya district police for temple thefts

The Hindu  

A special team of Mandya district police has arrested two persons from T. Narsipur near Mysuru on charges of stealing gold and silver ornaments from different temples in Mandya, Mysuru, and Ramanagara districts. The special team had been constituted by Additional Superintendent of Mandya district police C. Thimmaiah the theft of gold and silver ornaments was reported from the Sanctum …

Vijayawada: Two inter-district burglars held, valuables recovered
1 year, 11 months ago

Vijayawada: Two inter-district burglars held, valuables recovered

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: NTR Vijayawada police on Thursday arrested two inter-district burglars and seized 672 grams of gold and 11.842 kg silver ornaments from them, all worth ₹25 lakh. Additional deputy commissioner of police P. Venkata Ratnam said Governorpet police received a complaint from a house owner on Gopalreddy Road that after he and family had gone to Shirdi on January 13, …

Five persons arrested for stealing jewellery worth ₹58 lakh from train passenger
2 years, 3 months ago

Five persons arrested for stealing jewellery worth ₹58 lakh from train passenger

The Hindu  

The Rajahmundry Government Railway Police, in association with the IT Core Team Police, arrested five persons for stealing 1.31 kg of jewellery from a passenger on the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Garib Rath Express on August 3. Police recovered 1.31 kg of gold ornaments, worth ₹57.99 lakh, from the gang, said in-charge Superintendent of Railway Police Vishal Gunni. Disclosing the details of the …

Uttar Pradesh: Haunted by nightmares, thieves return stolen 'ashtadhatu' idols to Balaji temples in Chitrakoot
2 years, 7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Haunted by nightmares, thieves return stolen 'ashtadhatu' idols to Balaji temples in Chitrakoot

Firstpost  

Six days after stealing 16 idols from a 300-year-old Balaji temple in Uttar Pradesh, thieves returned 14 of them saying they were fed up of the nightmares and left an apology note In a bizarre turn of events, thieves who stole 16 precious ‘ashtadhatu’ idols worth several crores from an ancient Balaji temple at Taraunha in Uttar Pradesh on the …

Burglars in Odisha Steal Gold Ornaments, Melt Them Into Ingots to Mortgage for Loans
4 years, 1 month ago

Burglars in Odisha Steal Gold Ornaments, Melt Them Into Ingots to Mortgage for Loans

News 18  

Loaning money against gold as collateral is something companies often do. A gold loan providing company got a rude shock after police in Odisha’s Ganjam uncovered a plot where robbers had mortgaged stolen gold to secure loan against them, a report in The Hindu said. Police in Odisha’s Berhampur started probing a series of burglaries that had rocked the city …

Gold, silver, cash burgled from 3 temples in Kovai
6 years ago

Gold, silver, cash burgled from 3 temples in Kovai

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: Police have launched a search for a gang that entered three temples by breaking open the doors and robbing gold and silver jewellery along with cash near Sulur in the suburbs of the city. Police said, a gang entered Venkatesa Perumal temple near Sulur - Sengandurai by forcing open the doors on Tuesday night, and looted one kilogram of …

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