Temple theft: priest arrested
The Hindu
Accused stole valuables worth ₹10 lakh
The Vashi police have arrested a differently-abled man for stealing valuables worth over ₹10 lakh from a Jain temple, where he was serving as an assistant priest for the past 10 years. According to the police, Prakash Durgashankar (30) stole two gold biscuits, weighing 100 gram each, worth ₹8 lakh, and ₹2.3 lakh in cash from the temple’s locker. When the temple trustee opened the locker on August 29, he found the valuables missing. The trustee told the police that he had given the main priest the keys during renovation work at the temple from August 17 to 19.More Related News
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