Chhatarpur (MP), Sep 22 (PTI) An idol of Lord Ram made of eight metals and 15 other idols were stolen from a 200-year-old temple in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The temple is located on the Sagar-Kanpur National Highway in the Matangwa police station area, 15 km from the Chhatarpur district headquarters, which attracts a large number of devotees.
Matagwa police station in-charge Ankur Choubey told PTI that when Krishna Kumar Sharma, priest of the Brahmadev temple, located about one and a half kilometres from the police station, went to perform puja in the morning, he found that 15 idols, both large and small, were missing from the temple.
He said that two thrones of the deity were also missing from the place of worship.
Choubey said that upon receiving information from the priest, police immediately arrived at the scene and a dog squad was also called in.
He said that a case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated, and police teams are searching suspected locations to find the thieves.
Temple priest Sharma said that the temple is approximately 200 years old and the idol of Ram Lalla was made of Ashtadhatu.
He said the thieves broke into the temple gate and stole the idol of Ram Lalla along with 15 other small ones. PTI COR MAS NSK
(PTI News)
