Puri: A miscreant stole an Ashtadhatu Idol of the presiding deity from the Laxmi Nrusingha temple in Puri Town area on Thursday and the act has been caught on CCTV.
According to the Laxmi Nrusingha temple committee’s complaint lodged with Town Police Station, a miscreant arrived at the temple on a cycle and entered inside with a bag. After some time he was spotted leaving the temple with the bag hurriedly on Thursday night
The theft took place on Thursday night from the Laxmi Nrusingha temple on Shani Temple Chakk within Puri Town Police Station. A complaint has been filed in the town police station on behalf of the temple committee.
The CCTV footage of the theft of the statue shows that it is an Ashtadhatu idol. The miscreant came on a bicycle and left the temple carrying the idol in a bag.