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Ludhiana News: Lakhs of rupees stolen from Khanna's Shivpuri temple, gold and silver stolen, incident captured on CCTV – News India Live | News India

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Ludhiana News: Food The reprehensible incident that took place at the famous Shivpuri temple has created tension in the city. Today, on 15th August, early in the morning, two masked men attacked the temple. Person They broke into the temple and with the help of a hammer and crowbar, they badly damaged the Shivling and stole the silver kept there. Not only this, the thieves also stole the crowns and ornaments of other idols present in the temple. They broke the conversation and stole cash from him.

After carrying out the robbery, the masked men fled. The loss in this incident is estimated to be around Rs 20 lakh. There is anger among Shiv devotees due to the insult of Shivling in the month of Sawan. All the temple committees and Hindu organizations of the city have called a meeting. The incident took place around 3:30 am on Thursday morning.

The theft incident has been captured in the CCTV camera installed in the temple. Both of them entered the temple and went straight to the Shivling. It has also been revealed from the incident that the thieves had completely ransacked the temple before the incident. That is why they had brought with them a tool to break the silver coating on the Shivling. They also took away the silver pitcher kept on the Shivling.

After the incident, the police was informed. Senior police officers reached the spot. Apart from the temple, CCTV footage of the surrounding area is also being examined.