Eight ancient idols were stolen from a century-old temple in Ayodhya.<\/p>\n
The statues were found missing yesterday after which a case was lodged at the Haidergarh police circle.<\/p>\n
Ayodhya’s Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sailesh Kumar Pandey said, “The idols were stolen from a temple. Initially, it was said that nine idols were missing but one of the idols was later recovered from the temple premises. We have lodged a case of theft and initiated investigation.”<\/p>\n
According to police sources, the temple is built on the private property of one Anand Kumar Singh, who is a descendent of a royal family.<\/p>\n
The temple is managed by a private trust named Ram Janki Trust. It was built by Singh’s ancestors over a century ago. The temple has several idols in it.<\/p>\n
The priest of the temple found the lock on the inner gate of the temple broken and idols missing yesterday.<\/p>\n
Satyendra Bhushan Tiwari, Circle Officer, said, “The missing idols were made of metal and were three to nine inches tall and were over a century old. We have formed two teams to track the thieves. We are taking help from the dog squad, forensic unit and local intelligence.”<\/p>\n
“The temple has no CCTV camera or security guard. A priest takes care of the temple and locks it in the night,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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