Man Accidentally Drops iPhone In Temple Box. Why He Won't Get It Back

An official said that under the Installation, Safeguarding and Accounting of Hundial Rules, 1975, all offerings made into the hundials cannot be returned to the owner at any point, as they belonged to the temple

A man who dropped an iPhone accidentally into the hundial or the offerings box at a Tamil Nadu temple may not get his phone back. iPhone accidentally fell into the temple's hundi..The temple administration refused to return it the owner, saying it belonged to the temple.pic.twitter.com/4VgfcRk0Ib

The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department politely declined his request, saying it has now become temple property.

An official said that under the Installation, Safeguarding and Accounting of Hundial Rules, 1975, all offerings made into the hundials cannot be returned to the owner at any point, as they belonged to the temple, news agency PTI reported.