Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (MS)
Udupi, Jun 20: A complaint is filed in Padubidri police station of stealing two silver plates worth Rs 20,000 from the cupboard of office of Uchila Sri Mahalingeshwara temple on the night of Saturday June 18.
The thieves entered the temple through the flag post and went out from the west entrance of the temple.
The thieves, who entered the inner sanctorum Lord Ganapati, removed the sheet made of panchaloha covered on the face of the idol and also covers of Panipeetha but left them there itself. They also made attempt to break open two locker offertory boxes. Thieves broke open the cupboard of the temple and took silver plates kept inside it.
When the assistant temple priest Rajaram Bhat arrived to the temple on the morning of Sunday, he saw the opened doors of the temple and informed the matter immediately to the administrative committee.
Chandrashekhar Shetty, president of administrative board of the temple filed a complaint in this regard with Padubidri police station.