Udala: In a rather unusual loot, some miscreants did not even falter to steal away the golden eye of the Gods. The incident happened late on Thursday night from the ward number 1’s Swapneswar temple under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj district.
According to information, the looters broke open the gate of the temple and entered it. They stole the golden eye of Maa Durga and Shri Ganesh along with other valuables from the temple. Properties worth thousands of rupees were looted from the temple.
This morning when the priest of the temple went to open the temple, he saw the broken locks. The temple committee members were informed. They reached and informed the police about the incident.
Police reached the spot and started an investigation into the matter.
Miscreants broke opened the Tara Tarini temple under Purushottampur police station limits in Ganjam district and stole gold jewellery, temple hundi and other valuables from the Tara Tarini temple late on November 5.
According to the information, as the priests prepared from today’s rituals they noticed the broken lock and missing temple hundi. They informed the police who started an investigation in the matter.
Locals have expressed their concern over the Tara Tarini temple being on the miscreants target list. “It is shameful and is a cause of concern for us as robbery has occurred in the temple many times. This affects the reputation of the holy shrine and we fear someday the idol will be stolen”, a local said.
