Mangalore: Thieves Enter Jodumutt Temple – Decamp with Valuables Worth Rs. 3.5 lac

Pics: Manju Neereshwallya
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/SP) 
 
Mangalore, Jan 8:  The thieves entered Lord Gopalakrishna Temple situated near Jodumutt in Car Street area, and took away gold and silver ornaments worth about Rs 3.5 lac, on the night of Thursday January 7. The temple management filed a complaint with the policemen in this regard on Friday.
   
The theft came to light when the temple priest arrived at the temple to perform the morning puja. He found that the lock of the front door of the temple had been broken. After entering the premises, he found the door of the sanctum sanctorum also having been forced open by the thieves. The puja paraphernalia kept inside the sanctum sanctorum was found to have been scattered around.
 

The thieves took away three aureoles of the Lord’s idol, made up of silver and a golden flute, which was in the hands of Lord Sri Krishna’s idol. Several silver items also have been taken away by the thieves. Approximately, 10 kgs of silver items have been stolen. The policemen said that the theft had occurred last night, when there was nobody in the temple. It is also found that the thieves came in by opening the front door, closed it from inside, and escaped from the rear door, after collecting the valuables. The temple, which has existed since generations, belongs to a family of Gowda Saraswat Brahmins. The idols and other items inside the temple have a high antique value. 
 
Assistant superintendent of police, Amit Singh, inspector, Vinay Gaonker, and a team of policemen from Mangalore North police station inspected the spot and registered a case.